Kabare weather in May

In May, Kabare sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 93 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kabare's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:04 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
73%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Kabare is human settlement in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kabare reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°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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Kabare weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 14°30224.912.14.3
Feb23° / 15°22721.112.14.5
Mar23° / 15°22523.1124.6
Apr23° / 15°20222.611.94.5
May23° / 15°9313.911.96.1
Jun23° / 14°244.311.97.6
Jul24° / 14°91.411.98.2
Aug24° / 15°26411.97.7
Sep25° / 15°8510126.5
Oct24° / 15°23920.912.14.9
Nov23° / 15°3102512.14.1
Dec23° / 15°31025.112.14.2

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31387
41486
51585
61684
71684
81882
91981
102080
112278
122377
132575
142674
152872
162872
173169
183169
193268
203466
213466
223565
233763
243862
254060
264159
274159
284357
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kabare gets around 93 mm of rain over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
271
370
469
568
666
765
863
961
1059
1156
1254
1351
1448
1546
1643
1741
1838
1936
2034
2132
2230
2328
2427
2525
2624
2723
2823
2922
3022
3121

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167915
267915
377815
477914
587814
687814
797813
8107812
9107812
10117811
11127810
1213789
1315769
1416768
1517767
1619756
1720755
1822744
1924724
2026713
2128702
2230682
2332671
2435641
2537621
2639601
2741581
2843561
2945541
3047521
3149501

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

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
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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217calm
227calm
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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 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:055:59
211.96:055:59
311.96:045:59
411.96:045:59
511.96:045:59
611.96:045:59
711.96:045:58
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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 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kabare

In seasonPeak

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

Kabare'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 Kabare?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kabare for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kabare in May

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

In May, Kabare sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kabare 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 Kabare peaks around March 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 16Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kabare 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 Kabare is worst in July — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 2364 µg/m³Apr 1539 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr38Poor
May44Poor
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug64Unhealthy
Sep53Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kabare?

Kabare sits at 2.5°S, 28.8°E, 1,996 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bukavu, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Kabare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabare has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m around an average of 1,928 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,495 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,709 m.

The land around Kabare is covered by cropland (38%), trees (26%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (31%), cropland (26%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
448 m
16 km
1,495 m
80 km
2,709 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bukavu 6.0 km · Rusizi 13 km · Bushenge 22 km · Shangi 26 km · Karengera 27 km · Nyabitekeli 31 km · Bugarama 32 km · Bushekeri 34 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 Kabare (-2.4968°, 28.7908°, elevation 1,996 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).