Beni weather in May

In May, Beni sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 574 mm of rain across 28.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Beni's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beni's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 574 mm; 28.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:58 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 7th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Beni is city in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Beni reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Beni weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 17°	142	12.3	12	5.4
Feb	29° / 18°	135	11.7	12	4.7
Mar	28° / 18°	389	24.4	12	3.7
Apr	28° / 18°	555	28.3	12	3.4
May	27° / 18°	574	28.3	12	3.7
Jun	27° / 17°	431	25.8	12	4.0
Jul	26° / 17°	355	25.8	12	4.2
Aug	26° / 17°	479	28.6	12	3.8
Sep	26° / 17°	573	29.2	12	3.6
Oct	26° / 17°	677	30.5	12	3.5
Nov	26° / 17°	633	28.7	12	3.6
Dec	27° / 17°	326	20.5	12	4.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	12	12	12	14	14	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	22	23	23	23	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Cloudier (%)	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	88	88	88	86	86	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	78	77	77	77	76	75	75	75	75	75	75	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Beni gets around 574 mm of rain over 28.3 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 91% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	94	93	92	91	91	90	89	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	96
8	96
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	93
13	92
14	91
15	91
16	90
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	87

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	13	14	14	15	16	17	17	18	19	19	20
Muggy (%)	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	89	89	88	87	86	86	85	84	83	83	82	81	81	80

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	13	87
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	15	85
25	16	84
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	18	82
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	20	80

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
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29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:00 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59
Sunset (PM)	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:59	6:00
2	12.0	5:59	6:00
3	12.0	5:59	6:00
4	12.0	5:58	5:59
5	12.0	5:58	5:59
6	12.0	5:58	5:59
7	12.0	5:58	5:59
8	12.0	5:58	5:59
9	12.0	5:58	5:59
10	12.0	5:58	5:59
11	12.0	5:58	5:59
12	12.0	5:58	5:59
13	12.0	5:58	5:59
14	12.0	5:58	5:59
15	12.0	5:58	5:59
16	12.0	5:58	5:59
17	12.0	5:58	5:59
18	12.0	5:58	5:59
19	12.0	5:58	5:59
20	12.0	5:58	5:59
21	12.0	5:58	5:59
22	12.0	5:58	5:59
23	12.0	5:58	5:59
24	12.0	5:58	5:59
25	12.0	5:58	6:00
26	12.0	5:58	6:00
27	12.0	5:58	6:00
28	12.0	5:58	6:00
29	12.0	5:58	6:00
30	12.0	5:59	6:00
31	12.0	5:59	6:00

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
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25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Beni?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Beni.

What to pack for Beni in May

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

In May, Beni sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

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UV index in Beni in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Beni peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	11	14	15	14	11	10	11	12	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Beni 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 Beni is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (October, 18 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	44	52	30	20	20	27	33	25	20	18	20	32
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	44	Poor
Feb	52	Poor
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	32	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Beni?

Beni sits at 0.5°N, 29.5°E, 1,161 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mangina, 22 km away.

Topography around Beni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beni has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m around an average of 1,180 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,335 m.

The land around Beni is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

318 m

artificial surfaces 65%

16 km

987 m

trees 73%

80 km

4,335 m

trees 82%

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

May weather nearby: Mangina 22 km · Hyosha 24 km · Butembo 44 km · Katwa 48 km · Mpondwe 57 km · Nyahuka 61 km · Kisinga 64 km · Bundibugyo 70 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 Beni (0.4911°, 29.4731°, elevation 1,161 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	96
8	96
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	93
13	92
14	91
15	91
16	90
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	87

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	13	87
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	15	85
25	16	84
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	18	82
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	20	80

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	96
8	96
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	93
13	92
14	91
15	91
16	90
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	87

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	13	87
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	15	85
25	16	84
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	18	82
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	20	80

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	96
8	96
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	93
13	92
14	91
15	91
16	90
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	87

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	13	87
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	15	85
25	16	84
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	18	82
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	20	80