Kamina weather in May

In May, Kamina sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kamina's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:28 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
43%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Kamina is city in 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kamina reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kamina weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°21626.412.53.9
Feb27° / 19°17822.812.34.0
Mar27° / 19°19924.712.14.1
Apr28° / 19°8913.711.85.5
May29° / 19°71.511.66.6
Jun29° / 18°00.111.56.9
Jul30° / 18°00.111.56.9
Aug31° / 19°40.711.75.8
Sep31° / 20°356.511.94.9
Oct29° / 19°12319.812.24.2
Nov27° / 19°21025.612.43.9
Dec27° / 19°2242712.53.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
26040
36139
46238
56436
66436
76634
86733
96832
106931
117030
127228
137228
147327
157426
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297921
308020
318020

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kamina gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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510
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312

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
111313920
212323818
314333716
417333614
519343412
622343311
724353110
82735308
93035287
103335266
113635245
123935224
134235203
144435182
154734172
164934151
175134141
185333131
195632120
205831110
215931100
226030100
23622990
24632890
25652780
26672670
27682570
28702460
29712360
30732250
31752050

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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159calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:266:08
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311.76:266:07
411.76:276:07
511.76:276:07
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2311.66:306:04
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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 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kamina

In seasonPeak

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

Kamina's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Kamina?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kamina in May

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

In May, Kamina sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kamina 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 Kamina peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Aug 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep11Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kamina 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 Kamina is worst in August — around 184 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 19.6× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 15174 µg/m³Apr 910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May27Moderate
Jun43Poor
Jul115Unhealthy
Aug184Very unhealthy
Sep85Unhealthy
Oct26Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kamina?

Kamina sits at 8.7°S, 25.0°E, 1,124 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bukama, 108 km away.

KanyamaKipambaMalembaMalemba-NkuluLuputaKolweziMulongo

Topography around Kamina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 1,115 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 496 m.

The land around Kamina is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
213 m
80 km
496 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Bukama 108 km · Kanyama 163 km · Kipamba 167 km · Malemba 189 km · Malemba-Nkulu 212 km · Luputa 226 km · Kolwezi 226 km · Mulongo 242 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 Kamina (-8.7351°, 24.998°, elevation 1,124 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).