Masi-Manimba weather in May

In May, Masi-Manimba sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 113 mm of rain across 18.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 20% 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 Masi-Manimba's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masi-Manimba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:51 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Masi-Manimba is locality capital of the eponymous territory of the province of Kwilu 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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Masi-Manimba reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Masi-Manimba

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.

Masi-Manimba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°13121.212.23.5
Feb31° / 22°11917.512.23.4
Mar31° / 22°15321123.1
Apr31° / 22°20225.111.92.9
May31° / 22°11318.511.83.7
Jun31° / 21°245.311.75.0
Jul32° / 21°82.511.84.7
Aug32° / 21°419.611.84.0
Sep31° / 22°10918.8123.4
Oct30° / 21°19126.312.13.1
Nov30° / 21°19924.912.23.2
Dec30° / 21°17724.312.33.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22575
32575
42674
52872
62872
73169
83169
93367
103466
113664
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133961
144159
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Masi-Manimba gets around 113 mm of rain over 18.5 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 60% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
280
379
477
576
674
772
871
969
1067
1165
1263
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1558
1656
1755
1854
1953
2052
2151
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2648
2747
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3045
3144

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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240010900
250111880
260111880
270112870
280113860
290214840
300215830
311316800

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.

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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 5:51 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:515:41
211.85:515:40
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411.85:515:40
511.85:515:40
611.85:515:40
711.85:515:39
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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 4.99 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Masi-Manimba?

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

3.7
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 Masi-Manimba.

What to pack for Masi-Manimba in May

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

In May, Masi-Manimba sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Masi-Manimba 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 Masi-Manimba peaks around March 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 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 15UV 14Aug 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug4Moderate
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Masi-Manimba 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 Masi-Manimba is worst in August — around 175 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 12.9× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyUnhealthyModerateAug 15162 µg/m³Nov 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul86Unhealthy
Aug175Very unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Masi-Manimba?

Masi-Manimba sits at 4.8°S, 17.9°E, 487 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bulungu, 83 km away.

DunguBandundu ProvinceIdiofaMangaiMushieKasongo-Lunda

Topography around Masi-Manimba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masi-Manimba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 414 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m.

The land around Masi-Manimba is covered by shrubs (44%), trees (26%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%), trees (30%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), trees (36%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
197 m
16 km
272 m
80 km
534 m
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May weather nearby: Bulungu 83 km · Kikwit 107 km · Dungu 166 km · Bandundu Province 172 km · Idiofa 190 km · Mangai 200 km · Mushie 223 km · Kasongo-Lunda 224 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 Masi-Manimba (-4.7755°, 17.891°, elevation 487 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).