Kabeya-Kamwanga weather in May

In May, Kabeya-Kamwanga sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 38 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-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 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kabeya-Kamwanga's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabeya-Kamwanga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:31 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Kabeya-Kamwanga is town of the 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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kabeya-Kamwanga reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°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 Kabeya-Kamwanga

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.

Kabeya-Kamwanga weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°1252012.33.7
Feb31° / 21°1131812.23.5
Mar31° / 21°16222.4123.2
Apr31° / 21°13920.311.93.4
May31° / 21°387.811.74.6
Jun32° / 19°71.211.75.1
Jul32° / 19°30.711.75.0
Aug32° / 21°356.811.84.5
Sep31° / 21°10617.5123.8
Oct30° / 21°15523.312.13.4
Nov29° / 21°16324.812.33.3
Dec29° / 21°1472312.33.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33961
44060
54258
64357
74456
84555
94753
104852
114951
125050
135248
145347
155446
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316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kabeya-Kamwanga gets around 38 mm of rain over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
243
341
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538
637
735
834
932
1031
1129
1228
1326
1425
1523
1622
1721
1820
1919
2018
2118
2217
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2416
2515
2615
2714
2813
2913
3012
3111

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10143956
20144055
30154153
40254152
50264250
60264249
70374347
80384346
90484445
100494443
1105104441
1205114440
1306134438
1407144336
1507154334
1608164332
1708184331
1808194429
1908194428
2019204426
2119214525
2219214623
2319224622
2419224720
2529224819
2629234818
2739234916
2839235015
2949235014
3059245012
31610245011

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 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 6:30 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:306:18
211.86:306:18
311.86:306:17
411.86:306:17
511.86:316:17
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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 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kabeya-Kamwanga?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kabeya-Kamwanga for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kabeya-Kamwanga in May

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

In May, Kabeya-Kamwanga sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kabeya-Kamwanga in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kabeya-Kamwanga peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 19UV 15Aug 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kabeya-Kamwanga 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 Kabeya-Kamwanga is worst in August — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (November, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 9104 µg/m³Nov 2224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May46Poor
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul104Unhealthy
Aug104Unhealthy
Sep43Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kabeya-Kamwanga?

Kabeya-Kamwanga sits at 6.0°S, 23.3°E, 649 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Miabi, 29 km away.

DembaKabinda

Topography around Kabeya-Kamwanga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabeya-Kamwanga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 598 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 258 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m.

The land around Kabeya-Kamwanga is covered by grassland (78%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
177 m
16 km
258 m
80 km
480 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Miabi 29 km · Mbuji-Mayi 40 km · Kananga 93 km · Gandajika 113 km · Mwene-Ditu 114 km · Lusambo 116 km · Demba 122 km · Kabinda 137 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 Kabeya-Kamwanga (-5.9988°, 23.2539°, elevation 649 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).