Cendajuru weather in May

In May, Cendajuru sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 75 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cendajuru's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cendajuru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:58 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Cendajuru reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Cendajuru weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°19123.512.24.5
Feb26° / 16°15420.512.14.6
Mar25° / 16°18524124.5
Apr25° / 16°1922411.94.4
May25° / 16°7511.811.96.5
Jun25° / 15°71.311.87.9
Jul26° / 15°30.511.88.0
Aug27° / 16°13211.97.5
Sep28° / 17°346126.8
Oct27° / 16°11014.312.15.6
Nov25° / 16°19723.812.14.4
Dec25° / 16°22225.112.24.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32476
42575
52674
62773
72872
82872
93070
103070
113169
123268
133367
143565
153664
163664
173862
183862
193961
204159
214159
224258
234456
244456
254654
264654
274852
284852
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cendajuru gets around 75 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
267
365
463
562
660
758
856
954
1051
1149
1246
1343
1441
1538
1636
1734
1831
1929
2027
2125
2223
2321
2419
2518
2616
2715
2814
2913
3012
3111

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1119791
2220771
3221761
4222751
5223741
6225721
7326701
8329671
9331651
10334621
11337591
12340561
13443521
14446491
15549461
16551431
17653401
18755371
19857341
20960310
211161280
221262260
231462240
241662220
251862200
262160190
272359180
282559160
292857150
303155140
313354130

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:585:51
211.95:585:51
311.95:585:51
411.95:585:51
511.95:585:51
611.95:585:50
711.95:585:50
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1011.95:585:50
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1211.95:585:50
1311.95:585:50
1411.95:585:50
1511.95:585:49
1611.95:585:49
1711.85:585:49
1811.85:585:49
1911.85:595:49
2011.85:595:49
2111.85:595:49
2211.85:595:49
2311.85:595:49
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2711.86:005:49
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
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215.2Bright
225.2Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Cendajuru

In seasonPeak

None of Cendajuru's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Cendajuru's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Cendajuru?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Cendajuru for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cendajuru in May

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

In May, Cendajuru sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cendajuru in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cendajuru peaks around March 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 12UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Cendajuru in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Cendajuru is worst in July — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (April, 24 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1246 µg/m³Apr 1624 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun45Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep33Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cendajuru?

Cendajuru sits at 3.3°S, 30.6°E, 1,369 m above sea level, in Burundi. The nearest listed city is Kibondo, 36 km away.

KibondoBugaramaKarusiZanandoreRulengeKabangaGitega

Topography around Cendajuru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cendajuru has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 500 m around an average of 1,410 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 966 m.

The land around Cendajuru is covered by grassland (34%), shrubs (31%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), cropland (34%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), cropland (28%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
500 m
16 km
747 m
80 km
966 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Kibondo 36 km · Kakonko 40 km · Bugarama 47 km · Karusi 53 km · Zanandore 54 km · Rulenge 64 km · Kabanga 74 km · Gitega 77 km

Burundi travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$234
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2020
Homicide rate
5.6
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
35.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 94%Muslim 3%other 1%none 1%

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 Cendajuru (-3.289°, 30.6011°, elevation 1,369 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).