Luputa weather in May

In May, Luputa sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 26 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Luputa's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luputa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:31 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
53%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Luputa reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23020
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43120
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How May really feels in Luputa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Luputa 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°18625.112.43.6
Feb29° / 20°15621.112.23.6
Mar29° / 20°18324.4123.5
Apr30° / 20°13719.611.83.9
May31° / 20°265.111.74.9
Jun32° / 19°30.511.65.0
Jul32° / 19°10.211.65.0
Aug32° / 20°173.811.84.7
Sep31° / 20°9316.1123.9
Oct29° / 20°15824.312.23.5
Nov28° / 20°18525.912.33.4
Dec28° / 20°19426.712.43.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34753
44852
54951
65050
75149
85149
95347
105446
115545
125644
135842
145842
156040
166139
176238
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196436
206436
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226535
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316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Luputa gets around 26 mm of rain over 5.1 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 16% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
233
332
430
529
628
726
825
924
1022
1120
1219
1317
1416
1514
1613
1712
1811
1910
2010
219
229
238
248
258
267
277
287
296
306
316

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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11625644
22626633
32727613
43828583
53929572
641030542
751231502
851331492
961431471
1081531451
1191632421
12101832401
13121932371
14132032350
15142132330
16162232300
17172332280
18182332270
19192431250
20212431240
21222431220
22232531210
23242531200
24262531190
25272530180
26282530170
27302429160
28322429150
29342328150
30362327140
31382226140

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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136calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:306:15
211.76:306:15
311.76:306:14
411.76:306:14
511.76:306:14
611.76:306:14
711.76:306:13
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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 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Luputa

In seasonPeak

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

Luputa's rainy season runs September–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 Luputa?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Luputa in May

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

In May, Luputa sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Luputa 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 Luputa peaks around March 16 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 highHighExtremeMar 16UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Luputa 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 Luputa is worst in August — around 149 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.3× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateAug 14142 µg/m³Dec 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May65Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul102Unhealthy
Aug149Unhealthy
Sep55Poor
Oct22Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Luputa?

Luputa sits at 7.2°S, 23.7°E, 879 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mwene-Ditu, 32 km away.

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Topography around Luputa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luputa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 859 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m.

The land around Luputa is covered by grassland (52%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
219 m
80 km
509 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Mwene-Ditu 32 km · Gandajika 54 km · Kanyama 65 km · Miabi 110 km · Mbuji-Mayi 115 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 138 km · Kabinda 143 km · Kananga 200 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 Luputa (-7.1618°, 23.7006°, elevation 879 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).