Kipamba weather in May

In May, Kipamba sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 58% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kipamba's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kipamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:22 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
38%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

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 Kipamba reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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)
13025
23025
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43025
53025
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73025
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How May really feels in Kipamba

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.

Kipamba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°25025.312.43.9
Feb28° / 24°18919.612.34.0
Mar29° / 24°19221.312.14.1
Apr29° / 24°9913.911.84.8
May30° / 25°122.411.65.9
Jun30° / 23°0011.56.5
Jul30° / 22°0011.66.6
Aug32° / 24°10.311.75.5
Sep32° / 25°203.6124.6
Oct30° / 24°12317.312.24.0
Nov28° / 23°21424.212.43.7
Dec28° / 23°25326.412.53.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26535
36634
46733
56832
67030
77129
87228
97228
107327
117426
127525
137525
147723
157723
167822
177921
187921
197921
208119
218119
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318317

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kipamba gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
220
319
418
517
616
715
813
912
1011
1110
129
138
148
157
166
175
185
194
204
213
223
233
242
252
262
271
281
291
301
311

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1022078
2032275
3032473
4032671
5042868
6043066
7043264
8043462
9053659
10053956
11054154
12064450
13064747
14074944
15075241
16085438
17085636
18095833
19096031
200106129
210106327
221116325
231126423
241136521
252146519
262156518
273176416
283186415
294206313
305226112
316255811

Wind in May

Winds average 5 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
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 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 6:20 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:206:03
211.76:206:03
311.76:206:02
411.76:206:02
511.76:206:02
611.76:206:01
711.76:216:01
811.76:216:01
911.76:216:01
1011.76:216:00
1111.76:216:00
1211.66:216:00
1311.66:216:00
1411.66:216:00
1511.66:226:00
1611.66:225:59
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1911.66:225:59
2011.66:225:59
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2711.66:245:58
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3011.66:255:59
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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 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.8Bright
55.9Bright
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245.8Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kipamba

In seasonPeak

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

Kipamba'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 Kipamba?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kipamba in May

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

In May, Kipamba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kipamba 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 Kipamba peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 16 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Aug 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kipamba 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 Kipamba is worst in August — around 196 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 17.7× the cleanest month (April, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateAug 13188 µg/m³Apr 911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May30Moderate
Jun87Unhealthy
Jul150Unhealthy
Aug196Very unhealthy
Sep82Unhealthy
Oct36Poor
Nov19Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kipamba?

Kipamba sits at 8.2°S, 26.4°E, 574 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Malemba-Nkulu, 45 km away.

BukamaManonoKaminaKabaloKanyamaFungurume

Topography around Kipamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kipamba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 594 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,166 m.

The land around Kipamba is covered by water (41%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (33%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
290 m
16 km
389 m
80 km
1,166 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Malemba-Nkulu 45 km · Mulongo 76 km · Bukama 127 km · Manono 148 km · Kamina 167 km · Kabalo 246 km · Kanyama 259 km · Fungurume 268 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 Kipamba (-8.2059°, 26.4204°, elevation 574 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).