Region: Bié Province · Angola
Chitembo travel guide
Chitembo is a city in Bié Province, Angola, home to about 78,000 people.
- Best months
- May to August
- Nearest airport
- NOV133 km · Albano Machado Airport
- Currency
- AOAkwanza
- Time zone
- Africa/Luanda
- Plugs
- C · 220 V
- Emergency
- 113
- Language
- Portuguese
When to go
The best time to visit Chitembo
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Chitembo are May to August. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; March is the wettest, with about 219 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Public holidays in Angola, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Chitembo: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Albano Machado Airport (NOV), about 133 km from the city centre in a straight line.
NOV · Albano Machado Airport
Questions
Chitembo: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Chitembo?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Chitembo are May to August. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; March is the wettest, with about 219 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Chitembo?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Albano Machado Airport (NOV), about 133 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Chitembo?
kwanza (AOA).
Nearby
Destinations near Chitembo
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.