Uíge Province · Angola
Uíge travel guide
Uíge is a city in Uíge Province, Angola, home to about 599,000 people.
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- GXG30 km · Negage Airport
- Currency
- AOAkwanza
- Time zone
- Africa/Luanda
- Language
- Portuguese
About
About Uíge
Uíge (Kongo: Wizidi or Wizi), formerly Carmona, is a provincial capital city in northwestern Angola, with a population of 636,253 (2024 census), and a municipality, with a population of 773,099 (2024 census), located in the province of the same name. It grew from a small market centre in 1945 to become a city in 1956.
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When to go
The best time to visit Uíge
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Uíge are June to September. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; November is the wettest, with about 277 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).
Getting there
Getting to Uíge: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Negage Airport (GXG), about 30 km from the city centre in a straight line.
GXG · Negage Airport
Questions
Uíge: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Uíge?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Uíge are June to September. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; November is the wettest, with about 277 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Uíge?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Negage Airport (GXG), about 30 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Uíge?
kwanza (AOA).
Nearby
Destinations near Uíge
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.