Zanandore weather in May

In May, Zanandore sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 43 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Zanandore's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zanandore's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:00 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Zanandore is Town in Burundi.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Zanandore reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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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Zanandore weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°13222.112.24.8
Feb26° / 16°11119.612.14.8
Mar25° / 16°12923124.7
Apr24° / 16°12621.711.94.8
May24° / 15°439.511.96.9
Jun25° / 15°30.811.88.2
Jul25° / 15°10.311.88.3
Aug27° / 16°61.311.97.8
Sep27° / 17°255.2127.0
Oct26° / 17°9415.212.15.6
Nov25° / 16°15324.712.14.3
Dec25° / 16°15124.612.24.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22476
32674
42674
52773
62971
73070
83070
93169
103367
113367
123565
133763
143862
153961
164060
174060
184258
194357
204357
214456
224456
234654
244852
254852
265050
275050
285248
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Zanandore gets around 43 mm of rain over 9.5 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 30% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
257
355
453
552
650
748
846
943
1041
1139
1237
1334
1432
1530
1628
1726
1825
1923
2021
2120
2218
2317
2415
2514
2613
2711
2810
299
309
318

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
134750
244849
354847
454946
565044
675142
775241
885339
995437
10105535
11115633
12135730
13145828
14156025
15176023
16186121
17206119
18216217
19236116
20256114
21276112
22296011
2331609
2434588
2536577
2638566
2741545
2843534
2946504
3048493
3150473

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
36calm
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66calm
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126calm
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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 6:00 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:005:53
211.96:005:53
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411.96:005:53
511.96:005:53
611.96:005:52
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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 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
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184.8Bright
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204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
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244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
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305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Zanandore

In seasonPeak

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

Zanandore'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 Zanandore?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Zanandore for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zanandore in May

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

In May, Zanandore sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zanandore 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 Zanandore peaks around March 17 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 17UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Zanandore 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 Zanandore is worst in August — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyUnhealthyAug 1968 µg/m³Apr 1551 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr51Poor
May55Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep66Unhealthy
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov55Poor
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Zanandore?

Zanandore sits at 3.3°S, 30.1°E, 1,543 m above sea level, in Burundi. The nearest listed city is Karusi, 18 km away.

KarusiGitegaNgoziCendajuruBugaramaKayanzaKirundoKibondo

Topography around Zanandore

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zanandore has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m around an average of 1,535 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 637 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,858 m.

The land around Zanandore is covered by cropland (42%), trees (26%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), cropland (33%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), cropland (33%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
392 m
16 km
637 m
80 km
1,858 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Karusi 18 km · Gitega 28 km · Ngozi 50 km · Cendajuru 54 km · Bugarama 63 km · Kayanza 65 km · Kirundo 75 km · Kibondo 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 Zanandore (-3.2548°, 30.114°, elevation 1,543 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).