Sumbe Weather in May
Sumbe in May
The short of it: Sumbe in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 11 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 22° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 11 h 36 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sumbe an average May high of 30°, a low of 22° and some 5.0 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 30°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 5.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 36 min in mid-May, 16 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Sumbe runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Quilenda, 43 km to the SE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Sumbe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 98 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuilendaKwanza Sul | 43 km SE | 28° | 20° | 7.0 mm |
| Porto AmboimKwanza Sul | 53 km N | 30° | 22° | 10 mm |
| CondaKwanza Sul | 55 km ENE | 28° | 17° | 12 mm |
| Ucu SelesKwanza Sul | 55 km ESE | 27° | 16° | 14 mm |
| CapundaKwanza Sul | 68 km E | 27° | 15° | 17 mm |
| GabelaKwanza Sul | 71 km NE | 27° | 16° | 17 mm |
| EboKwanza Sul | 97 km E | 27° | 14° | 24 mm |
| ChindumboBenguela | 107 km SE | 27° | 16° | 13 mm |