Luebo weather in May

In May, Luebo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 66 mm of rain across 12.3 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Luebo's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luebo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:38 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Luebo is locality, capital of the territory of the province of Kasaï in the Democratic Republic of 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Luebo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Luebo

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.

Luebo 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
Jan29° / 22°13820.512.33.8
Feb30° / 22°13018.712.23.6
Mar30° / 22°15921.6123.6
Apr29° / 22°1522111.93.7
May30° / 22°6612.311.84.7
Jun31° / 21°132.811.75.2
Jul32° / 21°81.911.74.8
Aug31° / 22°5410.311.84.4
Sep30° / 22°11419.8123.7
Oct30° / 22°15423.612.13.5
Nov29° / 22°16623.612.23.6
Dec29° / 22°15722.712.33.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22575
32575
42773
52773
62872
72971
83169
93268
103367
113565
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Luebo gets around 66 mm of rain over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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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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 6:37 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:376:26
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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 4.86 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is May a good time to visit Luebo?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Luebo in May

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

In May, Luebo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Luebo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Luebo peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateExtremeMar 17UV 14Aug 13UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Luebo 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 Luebo is worst in August — around 148 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.1× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateAug 14140 µg/m³Nov 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun47Poor
Jul97Unhealthy
Aug148Unhealthy
Sep39Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Luebo?

Luebo sits at 5.4°S, 21.4°E, 498 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mweka, 58 km away.

KanangaTshikapaIleboIdiofaKabeya-KamwangaDibaya-Lubwe

Topography around Luebo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luebo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 448 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m.

The land around Luebo is covered by trees (50%) and shrubs (36%) within 3 km, trees (76%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
273 m
80 km
395 m
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May weather nearby: Mweka 58 km · Demba 95 km · Kananga 126 km · Tshikapa 137 km · Ilebo 146 km · Idiofa 207 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 215 km · Dibaya-Lubwe 218 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 Luebo (-5.3522°, 21.4219°, elevation 498 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).