Kutu weather in May

In May, Kutu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 108 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 16% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kutu's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kutu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 108 mm; 18.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:47 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 4th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

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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 Kutu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
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24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

How May really feels in Kutu

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kutu 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 23°	136	19.3	12.1	3.7
Feb	31° / 24°	148	17.5	12.1	3.5
Mar	30° / 24°	160	21.5	12	3.4
Apr	30° / 23°	160	22.2	11.9	3.3
May	30° / 24°	108	18.1	11.9	3.9
Jun	30° / 23°	37	8.4	11.8	5.3
Jul	30° / 23°	31	7.6	11.9	5.3
Aug	30° / 23°	80	14.8	11.9	4.4
Sep	30° / 23°	141	22.1	12	3.6
Oct	29° / 23°	207	25.9	12.1	3.3
Nov	29° / 23°	193	24.3	12.1	3.4
Dec	29° / 23°	179	23.2	12.2	3.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 68%. 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 (%)	21	21	22	22	25	25	25	27	28	30	31	32	33	33	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38
Cloudier (%)	79	79	78	78	75	75	75	73	72	70	69	68	67	67	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kutu gets around 108 mm of rain over 18.1 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 59% and peaks near 72% 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 (%)	72	71	70	70	69	68	67	66	65	63	62	61	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	55	54	54	53	52	52	51	51	50	49	48	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	71
3	70
4	70
5	69
6	68
7	67
8	66
9	65
10	63
11	62
12	61
13	60
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	57
18	56
19	56
20	55
21	54
22	54
23	53
24	52
25	52
26	51
27	51
28	50
29	49
30	48
31	47

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	51	52	54	55	57	58	60	62
Miserable (%)	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	51	50	49	48	46	45	43	42	40	38

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	57	43
29	58	42
30	60	40
31	62	38

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 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)	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	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
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31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:40 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	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49
Sunset (PM)	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:47	5:42
2	11.9	5:47	5:42
3	11.9	5:47	5:41
4	11.9	5:47	5:41
5	11.9	5:47	5:41
6	11.9	5:47	5:41
7	11.9	5:47	5:41
8	11.9	5:47	5:41
9	11.9	5:47	5:41
10	11.9	5:47	5:40
11	11.9	5:47	5:40
12	11.9	5:47	5:40
13	11.9	5:47	5:40
14	11.9	5:47	5:40
15	11.9	5:47	5:40
16	11.9	5:47	5:40
17	11.9	5:47	5:40
18	11.9	5:47	5:40
19	11.9	5:48	5:40
20	11.9	5:48	5:40
21	11.9	5:48	5:40
22	11.9	5:48	5:40
23	11.9	5:48	5:40
24	11.9	5:48	5:40
25	11.9	5:48	5:40
26	11.9	5:48	5:40
27	11.9	5:49	5:40
28	11.9	5:49	5:40
29	11.9	5:49	5:40
30	11.9	5:49	5:40
31	11.9	5:49	5:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.9 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
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25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kutu?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kutu.

What to pack for Kutu in May

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

In May, Kutu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kutu 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 Kutu peaks around March 19 at about 13 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	13	13	10	7	7	6	10	12	12	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	7	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Kutu 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 Kutu is worst in August — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.8× the cleanest month (November, 13 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)	22	29	25	18	27	46	67	87	40	15	13	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	29	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	18	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	46	Poor
Jul	67	Unhealthy
Aug	87	Unhealthy
Sep	40	Poor
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kutu?

Kutu sits at 2.7°S, 18.1°E, 312 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Nioki, 51 km away.

Topography around Kutu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kutu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m.

The land around Kutu is covered by trees (32%) and wetland (23%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

38 m

trees 32%

16 km

73 m

trees 58%

80 km

189 m

trees 63%

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

May weather nearby: Nioki 51 km · Inongo 90 km · Bandundu Province 108 km · Dungu 127 km · Mushie 140 km · Bulungu 209 km · Mangai 211 km · Bolobo 222 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 Kutu (-2.7249°, 18.1476°, elevation 312 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	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
12	30	24
13	30	24
14	30	24
15	30	24
16	30	24
17	30	24
18	30	24
19	30	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	71
3	70
4	70
5	69
6	68
7	67
8	66
9	65
10	63
11	62
12	61
13	60
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	57
18	56
19	56
20	55
21	54
22	54
23	53
24	52
25	52
26	51
27	51
28	50
29	49
30	48
31	47

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	57	43
29	58	42
30	60	40
31	62	38

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	71
3	70
4	70
5	69
6	68
7	67
8	66
9	65
10	63
11	62
12	61
13	60
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	57
18	56
19	56
20	55
21	54
22	54
23	53
24	52
25	52
26	51
27	51
28	50
29	49
30	48
31	47

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	57	43
29	58	42
30	60	40
31	62	38

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	71
3	70
4	70
5	69
6	68
7	67
8	66
9	65
10	63
11	62
12	61
13	60
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	57
18	56
19	56
20	55
21	54
22	54
23	53
24	52
25	52
26	51
27	51
28	50
29	49
30	48
31	47

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	57	43
29	58	42
30	60	40
31	62	38