Mangbwalu weather in May

In May, Mangbwalu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 141 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mangbwalu's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mangbwalu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 141 mm; 22.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:53 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 7th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mangbwalu reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Mangbwalu weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 17°	40	7.9	11.9	6.0
Feb	29° / 17°	54	9.4	11.9	5.2
Mar	28° / 18°	131	20.3	12	4.5
Apr	27° / 18°	172	24.2	12	4.1
May	27° / 17°	141	22.9	12.1	4.5
Jun	26° / 17°	127	20.8	12.1	4.8
Jul	25° / 16°	129	21.4	12.1	4.9
Aug	26° / 16°	154	24.3	12.1	4.4
Sep	26° / 16°	167	26.8	12	3.9
Oct	25° / 17°	225	29.3	12	3.6
Nov	26° / 17°	200	24.9	11.9	4.1
Dec	27° / 16°	75	12.7	11.9	6.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. 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 (%)	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	19	19	20	21	23	23	26	26	28	29	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	32
Cloudier (%)	87	86	86	85	85	84	84	81	81	80	79	77	77	74	74	72	71	70	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	28	72
17	29	71
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mangbwalu gets around 141 mm of rain over 22.9 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 73% and peaks near 82% 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 (%)	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	75	74	73	72	71	70	70	69	68	67	66	66	65	65	65	66	66	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	82
4	81
5	81
6	81
7	81
8	80
9	80
10	79
11	78
12	78
13	77
14	75
15	74
16	73
17	72
18	71
19	70
20	70
21	69
22	68
23	67
24	66
25	66
26	65
27	65
28	65
29	66
30	66
31	66

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% 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
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Humid (%)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	45	46	47
Muggy (%)	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	55	55	54	52

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	24	76
2	0	24	76
3	0	24	76
4	0	24	76
5	0	24	76
6	0	24	76
7	0	24	76
8	0	25	75
9	0	25	75
10	0	26	74
11	0	27	73
12	0	28	72
13	0	29	71
14	0	30	70
15	0	31	69
16	0	33	67
17	0	34	66
18	0	35	65
19	0	36	64
20	0	37	63
21	0	38	62
22	0	39	61
23	0	40	60
24	0	41	59
25	0	42	58
26	0	43	57
27	0	44	56
28	0	45	55
29	0	45	55
30	0	46	54
31	1	47	52

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 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
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
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12	4	calm
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27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 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 5:55 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:00 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54
Sunset (PM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:55	5:59
2	12.1	5:55	5:59
3	12.1	5:55	5:59
4	12.1	5:55	5:59
5	12.1	5:54	5:59
6	12.1	5:54	5:59
7	12.1	5:54	5:59
8	12.1	5:54	5:59
9	12.1	5:54	5:59
10	12.1	5:54	5:59
11	12.1	5:54	5:59
12	12.1	5:54	5:59
13	12.1	5:54	5:59
14	12.1	5:54	5:59
15	12.1	5:53	5:59
16	12.1	5:53	5:59
17	12.1	5:53	5:59
18	12.1	5:53	5:59
19	12.1	5:53	5:59
20	12.1	5:53	5:59
21	12.1	5:53	5:59
22	12.1	5:53	5:59
23	12.1	5:54	5:59
24	12.1	5:54	5:59
25	12.1	5:54	5:59
26	12.1	5:54	6:00
27	12.1	5:54	6:00
28	12.1	5:54	6:00
29	12.1	5:54	6:00
30	12.1	5:54	6:00
31	12.1	5:54	6:00

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
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20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Mangbwalu?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Mangbwalu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mangbwalu in May

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

In May, Mangbwalu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

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UV index in Mangbwalu in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mangbwalu peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (very 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	14	15	14	12	10	10	12	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Mangbwalu 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 Mangbwalu is worst in February — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (October, 15 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)	64	68	33	15	15	22	24	19	16	15	18	36
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	64	Unhealthy
Feb	68	Unhealthy
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	36	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Mangbwalu?

Mangbwalu sits at 1.9°N, 30.0°E, 1,191 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bunia, 49 km away.

Topography around Mangbwalu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mangbwalu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 1,245 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 699 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,651 m.

The land around Mangbwalu is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

354 m

trees 47%

16 km

699 m

trees 92%

80 km

1,651 m

trees 72%

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

May weather nearby: Bunia 49 km · Djugu 52 km · Paidha 118 km · Kyangwali Refugee Camp 118 km · Nebbi 131 km · Watsa 134 km · Aru 136 km · Bundibugyo 137 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 Mangbwalu (1.9447°, 30.0386°, elevation 1,191 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	27	17
2	27	17
3	27	17
4	27	17
5	27	17
6	27	17
7	27	17
8	27	17
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	27	17
17	27	17
18	27	17
19	27	17
20	27	17
21	27	17
22	27	17
23	27	17
24	27	17
25	27	17
26	27	17
27	27	17
28	27	17
29	27	17
30	27	17
31	27	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	28	72
17	29	71
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	82
4	81
5	81
6	81
7	81
8	80
9	80
10	79
11	78
12	78
13	77
14	75
15	74
16	73
17	72
18	71
19	70
20	70
21	69
22	68
23	67
24	66
25	66
26	65
27	65
28	65
29	66
30	66
31	66

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	24	76
2	0	24	76
3	0	24	76
4	0	24	76
5	0	24	76
6	0	24	76
7	0	24	76
8	0	25	75
9	0	25	75
10	0	26	74
11	0	27	73
12	0	28	72
13	0	29	71
14	0	30	70
15	0	31	69
16	0	33	67
17	0	34	66
18	0	35	65
19	0	36	64
20	0	37	63
21	0	38	62
22	0	39	61
23	0	40	60
24	0	41	59
25	0	42	58
26	0	43	57
27	0	44	56
28	0	45	55
29	0	45	55
30	0	46	54
31	1	47	52

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	28	72
17	29	71
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	82
4	81
5	81
6	81
7	81
8	80
9	80
10	79
11	78
12	78
13	77
14	75
15	74
16	73
17	72
18	71
19	70
20	70
21	69
22	68
23	67
24	66
25	66
26	65
27	65
28	65
29	66
30	66
31	66

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	24	76
2	0	24	76
3	0	24	76
4	0	24	76
5	0	24	76
6	0	24	76
7	0	24	76
8	0	25	75
9	0	25	75
10	0	26	74
11	0	27	73
12	0	28	72
13	0	29	71
14	0	30	70
15	0	31	69
16	0	33	67
17	0	34	66
18	0	35	65
19	0	36	64
20	0	37	63
21	0	38	62
22	0	39	61
23	0	40	60
24	0	41	59
25	0	42	58
26	0	43	57
27	0	44	56
28	0	45	55
29	0	45	55
30	0	46	54
31	1	47	52

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	28	72
17	29	71
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	82
4	81
5	81
6	81
7	81
8	80
9	80
10	79
11	78
12	78
13	77
14	75
15	74
16	73
17	72
18	71
19	70
20	70
21	69
22	68
23	67
24	66
25	66
26	65
27	65
28	65
29	66
30	66
31	66

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	24	76
2	0	24	76
3	0	24	76
4	0	24	76
5	0	24	76
6	0	24	76
7	0	24	76
8	0	25	75
9	0	25	75
10	0	26	74
11	0	27	73
12	0	28	72
13	0	29	71
14	0	30	70
15	0	31	69
16	0	33	67
17	0	34	66
18	0	35	65
19	0	36	64
20	0	37	63
21	0	38	62
22	0	39	61
23	0	40	60
24	0	41	59
25	0	42	58
26	0	43	57
27	0	44	56
28	0	45	55
29	0	45	55
30	0	46	54
31	1	47	52