Kampene weather in May

In May, Kampene sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 133 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kampene's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kampene's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 133 mm; 21 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:14 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 4th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Kampene is town in Maniema, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kampene reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

Kampene 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 20°	232	25.5	12.2	3.8
Feb	28° / 21°	188	21.5	12.1	3.8
Mar	28° / 21°	223	25.2	12	3.7
Apr	28° / 21°	217	25.1	11.9	3.9
May	28° / 21°	133	21	11.8	4.4
Jun	29° / 20°	55	10.7	11.8	5.3
Jul	30° / 20°	41	8	11.8	5.4
Aug	29° / 20°	110	17.9	11.9	4.5
Sep	28° / 21°	201	26.1	12	3.7
Oct	27° / 20°	315	29	12.1	3.5
Nov	27° / 20°	311	28	12.2	3.5
Dec	27° / 20°	274	28.2	12.2	3.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 69%. 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 (%)	16	16	17	19	20	21	23	24	25	26	27	29	30	31	33	33	35	35	35	37	37	38	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40
Cloudier (%)	84	84	83	81	80	79	77	76	75	74	73	71	70	69	67	67	65	65	65	63	63	62	63	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	40	60

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kampene gets around 133 mm of rain over 21 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 67% and peaks near 82% 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 (%)	82	81	80	80	79	78	77	76	75	74	73	71	70	68	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	54	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	78
7	77
8	76
9	75
10	74
11	73
12	71
13	70
14	68
15	66
16	65
17	64
18	63
19	62
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	56
28	55
29	54
30	54
31	53

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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 (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Muggy (%)	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	28	29	31
Oppressive (%)	88	88	88	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	77	76	75	74	73	72	70	68	66

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	12	88
2	0	12	88
3	0	12	88
4	1	13	86
5	1	13	86
6	1	13	86
7	1	14	85
8	1	14	85
9	1	14	85
10	1	15	84
11	1	15	84
12	1	15	84
13	1	16	83
14	1	16	83
15	1	16	83
16	1	17	82
17	1	17	82
18	1	18	81
19	1	18	81
20	1	19	80
21	1	19	80
22	1	20	79
23	2	21	77
24	2	22	76
25	2	23	75
26	2	24	74
27	2	25	73
28	2	26	72
29	2	28	70
30	3	29	68
31	3	31	66

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 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)	3	3	3	3	3	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
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
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10	4	calm
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12	4	calm
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29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 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 6:14 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:05 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:14	6:07
2	11.9	6:14	6:07
3	11.9	6:14	6:06
4	11.9	6:14	6:06
5	11.9	6:14	6:06
6	11.9	6:14	6:06
7	11.9	6:14	6:06
8	11.9	6:14	6:06
9	11.9	6:14	6:05
10	11.9	6:14	6:05
11	11.8	6:14	6:05
12	11.8	6:14	6:05
13	11.8	6:14	6:05
14	11.8	6:14	6:05
15	11.8	6:14	6:05
16	11.8	6:14	6:05
17	11.8	6:15	6:05
18	11.8	6:15	6:05
19	11.8	6:15	6:05
20	11.8	6:15	6:05
21	11.8	6:15	6:05
22	11.8	6:15	6:05
23	11.8	6:15	6:05
24	11.8	6:15	6:05
25	11.8	6:15	6:05
26	11.8	6:16	6:05
27	11.8	6:16	6:05
28	11.8	6:16	6:05
29	11.8	6:16	6:05
30	11.8	6:16	6:05
31	11.8	6:16	6:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.91 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)	4.8	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	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	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	4.9	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	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kampene?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kampene for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kampene in May

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

In May, Kampene sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kampene 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 Kampene peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 7 (very high).

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)	13	14	15	14	11	9	8	7	11	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Kampene 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 Kampene is worst in July — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.3× the cleanest month (April, 10 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)	16	18	13	10	15	34	89	83	29	14	10	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	10	Good
May	15	Moderate
Jun	34	Moderate
Jul	89	Unhealthy
Aug	83	Unhealthy
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kampene?

Kampene sits at 3.6°S, 26.7°E, 652 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kasongo, 92 km away.

Topography around Kampene

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kampene has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m around an average of 687 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 465 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 875 m.

The land around Kampene is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (99%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km

420 m

trees 85%

16 km

465 m

trees 99%

80 km

875 m

trees 94%

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

May weather nearby: Kasongo 92 km · Kindu 110 km · Kongolo 202 km · Lubao 224 km · Kabare 266 km · Bukavu 271 km · Kalima 271 km · Kabalo 274 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 Kampene (-3.5968°, 26.6671°, elevation 652 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	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	78
7	77
8	76
9	75
10	74
11	73
12	71
13	70
14	68
15	66
16	65
17	64
18	63
19	62
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	56
28	55
29	54
30	54
31	53

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	12	88
2	0	12	88
3	0	12	88
4	1	13	86
5	1	13	86
6	1	13	86
7	1	14	85
8	1	14	85
9	1	14	85
10	1	15	84
11	1	15	84
12	1	15	84
13	1	16	83
14	1	16	83
15	1	16	83
16	1	17	82
17	1	17	82
18	1	18	81
19	1	18	81
20	1	19	80
21	1	19	80
22	1	20	79
23	2	21	77
24	2	22	76
25	2	23	75
26	2	24	74
27	2	25	73
28	2	26	72
29	2	28	70
30	3	29	68
31	3	31	66

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	78
7	77
8	76
9	75
10	74
11	73
12	71
13	70
14	68
15	66
16	65
17	64
18	63
19	62
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	56
28	55
29	54
30	54
31	53

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	12	88
2	0	12	88
3	0	12	88
4	1	13	86
5	1	13	86
6	1	13	86
7	1	14	85
8	1	14	85
9	1	14	85
10	1	15	84
11	1	15	84
12	1	15	84
13	1	16	83
14	1	16	83
15	1	16	83
16	1	17	82
17	1	17	82
18	1	18	81
19	1	18	81
20	1	19	80
21	1	19	80
22	1	20	79
23	2	21	77
24	2	22	76
25	2	23	75
26	2	24	74
27	2	25	73
28	2	26	72
29	2	28	70
30	3	29	68
31	3	31	66

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	78
7	77
8	76
9	75
10	74
11	73
12	71
13	70
14	68
15	66
16	65
17	64
18	63
19	62
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	56
28	55
29	54
30	54
31	53

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	12	88
2	0	12	88
3	0	12	88
4	1	13	86
5	1	13	86
6	1	13	86
7	1	14	85
8	1	14	85
9	1	14	85
10	1	15	84
11	1	15	84
12	1	15	84
13	1	16	83
14	1	16	83
15	1	16	83
16	1	17	82
17	1	17	82
18	1	18	81
19	1	18	81
20	1	19	80
21	1	19	80
22	1	20	79
23	2	21	77
24	2	22	76
25	2	23	75
26	2	24	74
27	2	25	73
28	2	26	72
29	2	28	70
30	3	29	68
31	3	31	66