Luanda Weather in May
Luanda in May
The short of it: Luanda in May averages a high of 35 °C (94 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 13 mm (0.51 in) of rain and about 12 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 35° · low 22° · rain 13 mm · daylight 12 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Luanda an average May high of 35°, a low of 22° and some 13 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 35° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 13 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 40 min in mid-May, 17 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Luanda runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Pefiné, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Luanda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pefiné00 | 1 km SE | 35° | 22° | 14 mm |
| Santa-LuziaBissau | 2 km NE | 35° | 22° | 13 mm |
| BissauBissau | 2 km S | 35° | 22° | 14 mm |
| Bairro MilitarBissau | 2 km WSW | 35° | 22° | 14 mm |
| PlaqueBissau | 2 km WNW | 35° | 22° | 13 mm |
| Sintra-NemaBissau | 2 km S | 35° | 22° | 14 mm |
| MissiraBissau | 2 km SSW | 35° | 22° | 14 mm |
| AjudaBissau | 2 km SW | 35° | 22° | 14 mm |