Malemba-Nkulu weather in May

In May, Malemba-Nkulu sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Malemba-Nkulu's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malemba-Nkulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:20 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
40%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Malemba-Nkulu reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°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 Malemba-Nkulu

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.

Malemba-Nkulu 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
Jan28° / 21°2792512.43.6
Feb29° / 22°20219.512.33.8
Mar29° / 22°18620.612.13.9
Apr30° / 22°8612.411.84.5
May32° / 21°71.711.64.7
Jun33° / 20°00.111.54.9
Jul33° / 19°0011.65.0
Aug34° / 20°20.411.74.0
Sep34° / 22°224.7123.4
Oct31° / 22°11417.612.23.5
Nov29° / 21°20823.812.43.5
Dec28° / 21°26926.412.53.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36337
46436
56535
66634
76832
86931
97030
107030
117129
127228
137228
147327
157426
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318119

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Malemba-Nkulu gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
214
313
413
512
611
710
89
98
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
103183840
204203936
315223933
416244030
517264027
618284024
719293922
8110313919
9112323817
10114343715
11115353613
12117363510
1311937349
1412138327
1512339315
1612540304
1722740283
1822841272
1923041252
2033142231
2133242221
2243342201
2353442180
2463542170
2583541150
2693641140
27113740130
28133738110
29153837100
3018383590
3120383380

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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316calm

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 6:18 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:186:02
211.76:186:01
311.76:196:01
411.76:196:01
511.76:196:00
611.76:196:00
711.76:196:00
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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 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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295.7Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Malemba-Nkulu

In seasonPeak

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

Malemba-Nkulu's monsoon runs November–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 Malemba-Nkulu?

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
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Malemba-Nkulu in May

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

In May, Malemba-Nkulu sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Malemba-Nkulu 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 Malemba-Nkulu peaks around March 14 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 14UV 15Aug 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Malemba-Nkulu 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 Malemba-Nkulu is worst in August — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.3× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateAug 1089 µg/m³Apr 911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May30Moderate
Jun82Unhealthy
Jul88Unhealthy
Aug90Unhealthy
Sep68Unhealthy
Oct37Poor
Nov20Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Malemba-Nkulu?

Malemba-Nkulu sits at 8.0°S, 26.8°E, 572 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mulongo, 32 km away.

BukamaKaminaKabaloPwetoNchelenge

Topography around Malemba-Nkulu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malemba-Nkulu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 571 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,277 m.

The land around Malemba-Nkulu is covered by grassland (28%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (26%), wetland (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
262 m
80 km
1,277 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Mulongo 32 km · Kipamba 45 km · Manono 106 km · Bukama 165 km · Kamina 212 km · Kabalo 222 km · Pweto 236 km · Nchelenge 257 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 Malemba-Nkulu (-8.0448°, 26.7963°, elevation 572 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).