Butembo weather in May

In May, Butembo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 143 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Butembo's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Butembo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 143 mm; 18.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:59 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

Butembo is city of the Democratic Republic of thé Congo.

Density: 1,504/km²; people per km²
Founded: 2001

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 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Butembo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with 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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16

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

Butembo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 16°	53	8.4	12	6.4
Feb	28° / 16°	57	8.3	12	6.1
Mar	27° / 16°	154	18.1	12	5.0
Apr	26° / 17°	180	20.5	12	4.6
May	26° / 17°	143	18.4	12	5.2
Jun	25° / 16°	124	16	12	5.6
Jul	25° / 16°	134	17.4	12	5.6
Aug	25° / 16°	175	21	12	5.0
Sep	25° / 16°	206	22.3	12	4.6
Oct	25° / 16°	226	23.7	12	4.5
Nov	25° / 16°	196	23.1	12	4.5
Dec	25° / 16°	105	15.4	12	5.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 80%. 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	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	13	15	15	16	17	18	19	20	22	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	28	29	30	30	30	30	30
Cloudier (%)	91	90	90	90	90	89	88	88	87	85	85	84	83	82	81	80	78	78	77	76	75	74	73	72	72	71	70	70	70	70	70

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	17	83
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	20	80
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Butembo gets around 143 mm of rain over 18.4 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 59% and peaks near 69% 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 (%)	69	69	69	69	68	68	67	66	66	65	64	63	62	61	59	59	58	57	56	55	54	53	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	51	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	69
5	68
6	68
7	67
8	66
9	66
10	65
11	64
12	63
13	62
14	61
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	57
19	56
20	55
21	54
22	53
23	52
24	52
25	51
26	51
27	50
28	50
29	50
30	51
31	51

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% 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
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	11	12	13	13	14	15	15
Humid (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	88	87	87	86	86	85	84	83	83	82	81	80
Muggy (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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

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 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 6:00 AM to 6:00 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)	6:00	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	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00
Sunset (PM)	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	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	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00

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

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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.92 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)	4.9	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	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
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	4.9	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Butembo?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Butembo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Butembo in May

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

In May, Butembo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

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UV index in Butembo 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 Butembo peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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)	10	15	16	15	12	10	10	11	14	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Butembo 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 Butembo is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 24 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)	48	52	35	27	28	34	43	32	26	24	25	36
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	48	Poor
Feb	52	Poor
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	28	Moderate
Jun	34	Moderate
Jul	43	Poor
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	36	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Butembo?

Butembo sits at 0.1°N, 29.3°E, 1,736 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Katwa, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Butembo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Butembo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m around an average of 1,762 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,253 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,296 m.

The land around Butembo is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

324 m

artificial surfaces 75%

16 km

1,253 m

trees 62%

80 km

4,296 m

trees 71%

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

May weather nearby: Katwa 6.0 km · Lubero 34 km · Beni 44 km · Mpondwe 50 km · Mangina 51 km · Kisinga 65 km · Hyosha 67 km · Kayna 85 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 Butembo (0.1416°, 29.2912°, elevation 1,736 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	26	17
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	16
31	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	17	83
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	20	80
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	69
5	68
6	68
7	67
8	66
9	66
10	65
11	64
12	63
13	62
14	61
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	57
19	56
20	55
21	54
22	53
23	52
24	52
25	51
26	51
27	50
28	50
29	50
30	51
31	51

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	17	83
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	20	80
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	69
5	68
6	68
7	67
8	66
9	66
10	65
11	64
12	63
13	62
14	61
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	57
19	56
20	55
21	54
22	53
23	52
24	52
25	51
26	51
27	50
28	50
29	50
30	51
31	51

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	17	83
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	20	80
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	69
5	68
6	68
7	67
8	66
9	66
10	65
11	64
12	63
13	62
14	61
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	57
19	56
20	55
21	54
22	53
23	52
24	52
25	51
26	51
27	50
28	50
29	50
30	51
31	51

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