# Huambo in May: weather

Huambo, Angola (Africa). Ten-year climatology (2015-2024), not a forecast. Page: https://beaufixe.net/en/weather/huambo/may

## Key figures

| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Afternoon (mean daily max) | 24.8 °C |
| Night (mean daily min) | 11.7 °C |
| Rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 / month |
| Relative humidity | 55 % |
| Probability of a 25 °C+ afternoon | 47 % |

## Month by month

| Month | Afternoon | Night | Sea | Rain (d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.3 °C | 14.9 °C | – | 20 |
| February | 24.9 °C | 15.1 °C | – | 18 |
| March | 24.5 °C | 14.9 °C | – | 23 |
| April | 24.3 °C | 13.9 °C | – | 14 |
| May | 24.8 °C | 11.7 °C | – | 1 |
| June | 24.4 °C | 9.8 °C | – | 0 |
| July | 25.3 °C | 9.8 °C | – | 0 |
| August | 28.1 °C | 11.9 °C | – | 0 |
| September | 29.8 °C | 14.1 °C | – | 2 |
| October | 28.3 °C | 15.3 °C | – | 14 |
| November | 25.3 °C | 15.2 °C | – | 24 |
| December | 24.1 °C | 15.2 °C | – | 25 |

Best months : August, September, July.

## Before you go

- **Safety** : Outside the areas advised against. Parts of the country are advised against (Cabinda province except Cabinda city; within 1 km of the DRC border (Lunda Norte)); Huambo is not one of them. (official advice updated 28 May 2026 — https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/angola)
- **Entry** (British passport) : No visa needed for stays of up to 30 days. Passport valid for at least 6 months. Passport needs 2 blank pages; overstaying is fined 15,000 kwanzas a day and you may not be allowed to leave until paid. (per the UK Foreign Office, 28 May 2026)
- **Vaccines** : typhoid recommended for most travellers; hepatitis A and hepatitis B if you are not already vaccinated; rabies, cholera and polio depending on activities and areas visited. Routine vaccines up to date (measles in particular).
- **Yellow fever** : Vaccine recommended for the whole country. Vaccination certificate required on entry for all travellers.
- **Malaria** : Present. Areas: All. Preventive medication recommended: Atovaquone-proguanil, doxycycline, mefloquine, tafenoquine — prescribed before departure.
- **Mosquitoes** : dengue and Zika reported: protect yourself from bites.
  (per the CDC, page reviewed 25 August 2026 — https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/angola)

## Sources

Air, rain, humidity: ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus) served by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). Sea: NOAA OISST. Safety: FCDO (OGL v3), zones reviewed by Beau Fixe. Entry: France Diplomatie (Licence Ouverte 2.0) / FCDO. Health: CDC (public domain). Details: https://beaufixe.net/en/legal#sources

Beau Fixe — https://beaufixe.net — not a forecast; only the authorities are authoritative for safety, entry rules and health.