Kasongo-Lunda weather in May

In May, Kasongo-Lunda sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 53 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Kasongo-Lunda's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasongo-Lunda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:58 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Kasongo-Lunda is city.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kasongo-Lunda reaches about 30°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 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Kasongo-Lunda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 30 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
30
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.

Kasongo-Lunda 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
Jan30° / 21°11619.812.33.8
Feb30° / 21°9416.912.23.6
Mar30° / 21°14622123.3
Apr30° / 21°16423.311.93.4
May30° / 21°5310.711.74.7
Jun31° / 19°61.411.65.6
Jul32° / 18°10.111.75.4
Aug32° / 20°113.211.84.8
Sep32° / 21°5412.3123.9
Oct30° / 21°14624.612.13.3
Nov29° / 21°18825.612.33.4
Dec29° / 21°1532412.43.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 (%)
12674
22773
32971
43070
53367
63565
73763
83862
94159
104456
114654
124951
135149
145347
155545
165743
175842
185941
196139
206139
216238
226436
236436
246535
256535
266535
276634
286634
296634
306733
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kasongo-Lunda gets around 53 mm of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
164
262
360
458
555
653
751
849
946
1044
1141
1239
1336
1434
1532
1630
1728
1826
1925
2024
2124
2223
2322
2422
2521
2621
2721
2820
2919
3019
3118

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10023068
20023167
30133363
40133462
50133660
60143758
70143956
80154054
90164152
100264349
110274447
120284545
130294642
1403104840
1503114937
1603125035
1703135133
1804135330
1904145428
2004155526
2104165624
2204175722
2304185820
2404195918
2504205917
2605215915
2715225913
2815235912
2925245811
302525599
313626578

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

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 5:57 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:575:43
211.85:575:43
311.85:575:43
411.85:575:42
511.85:575:42
611.85:575:42
711.75:575:42
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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 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kasongo-Lunda

In seasonPeak

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

Kasongo-Lunda'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 Kasongo-Lunda?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kasongo-Lunda in May

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

In May, Kasongo-Lunda sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kasongo-Lunda in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kasongo-Lunda peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Kasongo-Lunda 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 Kasongo-Lunda is worst in August — around 146 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.8× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 15140 µg/m³Nov 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Good
May28Moderate
Jun85Unhealthy
Jul100Unhealthy
Aug146Unhealthy
Sep85Unhealthy
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kasongo-Lunda?

Kasongo-Lunda sits at 6.5°S, 16.8°E, 534 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Cambundi, 113 km away.

Sanza PomboMaquela do ZomboNegageMasi-ManimbaUígeSongoInkisi

Topography around Kasongo-Lunda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasongo-Lunda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 490 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 726 m.

The land around Kasongo-Lunda is covered by trees (52%) and shrubs (39%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
502 m
80 km
726 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Cambundi 113 km · Sanza Pombo 129 km · Maquela do Zombo 194 km · Negage 222 km · Masi-Manimba 224 km · Uíge 231 km · Songo 238 km · Inkisi 246 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 Kasongo-Lunda (-6.4783°, 16.8174°, elevation 534 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).