Bié Province · Angola

Kuito travel guide

Kuito is a city in Bié Province, Angola, home to about 513,000 people.

Best months
May to September
Nearest airport
NOV136 km · Albano Machado Airport
Currency
AOAkwanza
Time zone
Africa/Luanda
Language
Portuguese

About

About Kuito

Cuíto, formerly known as Silva Porto, is a city and municipality in central Angola, capital of Bié Province. The municipality had a population of 450,881 in 2014.

Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.

When to go

The best time to visit Kuito

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kuito are May to September. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; December is the wettest, with about 260 mm of rain.

0°15°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec260 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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).

Getting there

Getting to Kuito: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Albano Machado Airport (NOV), about 136 km from the city centre in a straight line.

medium airport

NOV · Albano Machado Airport

135.8 km from the centreICAO FNHU

Questions

Kuito: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Kuito?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kuito are May to September. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; December is the wettest, with about 260 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Kuito?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Albano Machado Airport (NOV), about 136 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Kuito?

kwanza (AOA).

Nearby

Destinations near Kuito

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; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.