Cuímba Weather in May
Cuímba in May
The short of it: Cuímba in May averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 20 °C (69 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 20° · rain 96 mm · daylight 11 h 50 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Cuímba an average May high of 30°, a low of 20° and some 96 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 30°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 50 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Cuímba runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Mbanza Kongo, 45 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Cuímba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 162 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mbanza KongoZaire | 45 km WSW | 30° | 21° | 92 mm |
| Maquela do ZomboUíge | 55 km E | 29° | 18° | 86 mm |
| KimpeseBas-Congo | 66 km NNW | 31° | 22° | 101 mm |
| DambaUíge | 84 km SE | 28° | 17° | 83 mm |
| Banza DambaUíge | 96 km SSE | 29° | 18° | 84 mm |
| Mbanza-NgunguBas-Congo | 99 km NNE | 29° | 20° | 113 mm |
| KengeBas-Congo | 114 km WNW | 30° | 22° | 78 mm |
| InkisiBas-Congo | 120 km NNE | 31° | 21° | 115 mm |