Bandundu Province weather in May

In May, Bandundu Province sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 104 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Bandundu Province's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bandundu Province's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:51 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
69%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Bandundu Province is human settlement in Congo.

Density
914/km²
people per km²
Founded
1969

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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bandundu Province reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Bandundu Province

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bandundu Province weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°13220.412.23.5
Feb31° / 23°13317.212.13.4
Mar31° / 23°15420.6123.2
Apr31° / 23°16722.511.93.1
May31° / 23°10418.111.93.7
Jun31° / 23°235.411.85.2
Jul31° / 23°123.111.85.2
Aug31° / 23°4310.411.94.2
Sep31° / 23°9918.2123.5
Oct30° / 23°17824.712.13.2
Nov30° / 23°18624.612.23.2
Dec30° / 23°17624.912.23.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42476
52575
62674
72773
82872
92971
103070
113169
123367
133466
143565
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193961
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314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bandundu Province gets around 104 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
273
372
471
571
669
768
867
966
1064
1163
1261
1359
1458
1556
1655
1754
1853
1952
2052
2151
2250
2350
2449
2549
2648
2748
2847
2946
3044
3143

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106337
206337
306337
406238
506238
606238
706238
806238
906337
1006337
1106337
1206337
1306436
1406535
1506535
1606634
1706733
1806832
1906832
2006931
2107030
2207129
2307327
2407426
2507525
2617623
2717722
2817920
2918019
3018217
3128315

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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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 5:51 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:515:44
211.95:515:44
311.95:515:44
411.95:515:44
511.95:515:43
611.95:515:43
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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 4.92 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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94.9Bright
104.9Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bandundu Province?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bandundu Province.

What to pack for Bandundu Province in May

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

In May, Bandundu Province sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bandundu Province in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bandundu Province peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bandundu Province 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 Bandundu Province is worst in August — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 1383 µg/m³Nov 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun47Poor
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bandundu Province?

Bandundu Province sits at 3.3°S, 17.4°E, 322 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mushie, 61 km away.

DunguMasi-ManimbaBoloboInongoBulungu

Topography around Bandundu Province

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bandundu Province has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 308 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m.

The land around Bandundu Province is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
230 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Mushie 61 km · Nioki 75 km · Kutu 108 km · Dungu 167 km · Masi-Manimba 172 km · Bolobo 181 km · Inongo 184 km · Bulungu 192 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

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 Bandundu Province (-3.3169°, 17.3806°, elevation 322 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).