Tutume weather in May

In May, Tutume sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tutume's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tutume's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 4 mm; 0.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 6:37 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover: 16%; 5th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.8; out of 10

Tutume is Homevillage to Bakalanga speaking tribe..

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tutume reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	14
2	28	14
3	28	14
4	28	14
5	28	14
6	28	14
7	28	13
8	28	13
9	27	13
10	27	13
11	27	13
12	27	13
13	27	13
14	27	13
15	27	12
16	27	12
17	27	12
18	26	12
19	26	12
20	26	12
21	26	12
22	26	12
23	26	11
24	26	11
25	26	11
26	26	11
27	26	11
28	26	11
29	25	11
30	25	11
31	25	11

How May really feels in Tutume

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tutume weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 20°	117	14.3	13.1	4.4
Feb	30° / 20°	92	10.7	12.7	4.8
Mar	30° / 19°	58	8.4	12.1	5.4
Apr	29° / 16°	14	2.9	11.5	7.0
May	27° / 12°	4	0.7	11	8.8
Jun	24° / 10°	3	0.5	10.8	9.5
Jul	24° / 9°	1	0.3	10.9	9.4
Aug	27° / 12°	0	0.1	11.3	8.6
Sep	31° / 16°	5	1.1	11.9	5.9
Oct	33° / 19°	15	3.6	12.5	4.3
Nov	32° / 20°	63	11	13	3.9
Dec	31° / 20°	116	15.5	13.2	4.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	92	92	92	93	93	94	95	95	95	95	95	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93
Cloudier (%)	8	8	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tutume gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	85	86	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	97	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	12	11	10	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	12	3
2	86	11	3
3	88	10	2
4	89	9	2
5	90	9	1
6	91	8	1
7	92	7	1
8	93	6	1
9	94	6	0
10	95	5	0
11	96	4	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:31	5:47
2	11.2	6:32	5:46
3	11.2	6:32	5:46
4	11.2	6:32	5:45
5	11.2	6:33	5:44
6	11.2	6:33	5:44
7	11.2	6:34	5:43
8	11.1	6:34	5:43
9	11.1	6:34	5:42
10	11.1	6:35	5:42
11	11.1	6:35	5:41
12	11.1	6:36	5:41
13	11.1	6:36	5:40
14	11.1	6:36	5:40
15	11.0	6:37	5:39
16	11.0	6:37	5:39
17	11.0	6:38	5:39
18	11.0	6:38	5:38
19	11.0	6:38	5:38
20	11.0	6:39	5:38
21	11.0	6:39	5:37
22	11.0	6:40	5:37
23	10.9	6:40	5:37
24	10.9	6:41	5:36
25	10.9	6:41	5:36
26	10.9	6:41	5:36
27	10.9	6:42	5:36
28	10.9	6:42	5:35
29	10.9	6:43	5:35
30	10.9	6:43	5:35
31	10.9	6:43	5:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tutume?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Tutume for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tutume in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Tutume sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tutume in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tutume peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	14	13	10	8	7	7	9	10	11	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Tutume?

Tutume sits at 20.5°S, 27.0°E, 1,090 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Francistown, 90 km away.

Topography around Tutume

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tutume.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tutume has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 1,096 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m.

The land around Tutume is covered by shrubs (62%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) within 16 km, and shrubs (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

41 m

shrubs 62%

16 km

161 m

shrubs 68%

80 km

499 m

shrubs 81%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← April Tutume year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Francistown 90 km · Nata 94 km · Tonota 114 km · Bulawayo 166 km · Letlhakane 181 km · Selebi-Phikwe 185 km · Gweta 191 km · Gwanda 211 km

Botswana travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $7,778; 2025
Happiness: 3.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 63%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 11.4; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 26.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tutume (-20.4943°, 27.0348°, elevation 1,090 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	14
2	28	14
3	28	14
4	28	14
5	28	14
6	28	14
7	28	13
8	28	13
9	27	13
10	27	13
11	27	13
12	27	13
13	27	13
14	27	13
15	27	12
16	27	12
17	27	12
18	26	12
19	26	12
20	26	12
21	26	12
22	26	12
23	26	11
24	26	11
25	26	11
26	26	11
27	26	11
28	26	11
29	25	11
30	25	11
31	25	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	12	3
2	86	11	3
3	88	10	2
4	89	9	2
5	90	9	1
6	91	8	1
7	92	7	1
8	93	6	1
9	94	6	0
10	95	5	0
11	96	4	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	14
2	28	14
3	28	14
4	28	14
5	28	14
6	28	14
7	28	13
8	28	13
9	27	13
10	27	13
11	27	13
12	27	13
13	27	13
14	27	13
15	27	12
16	27	12
17	27	12
18	26	12
19	26	12
20	26	12
21	26	12
22	26	12
23	26	11
24	26	11
25	26	11
26	26	11
27	26	11
28	26	11
29	25	11
30	25	11
31	25	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	12	3
2	86	11	3
3	88	10	2
4	89	9	2
5	90	9	1
6	91	8	1
7	92	7	1
8	93	6	1
9	94	6	0
10	95	5	0
11	96	4	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	14
2	28	14
3	28	14
4	28	14
5	28	14
6	28	14
7	28	13
8	28	13
9	27	13
10	27	13
11	27	13
12	27	13
13	27	13
14	27	13
15	27	12
16	27	12
17	27	12
18	26	12
19	26	12
20	26	12
21	26	12
22	26	12
23	26	11
24	26	11
25	26	11
26	26	11
27	26	11
28	26	11
29	25	11
30	25	11
31	25	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	12	3
2	86	11	3
3	88	10	2
4	89	9	2
5	90	9	1
6	91	8	1
7	92	7	1
8	93	6	1
9	94	6	0
10	95	5	0
11	96	4	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0