Nyunzu weather in May

In May, Nyunzu sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 31 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nyunzu's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyunzu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:12 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Nyunzu is locality in Democratic Republic of the 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Nyunzu 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 30°C and 34°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)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53121
63121
73121
83121
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103221
113221
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How May really feels in Nyunzu

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.

Nyunzu 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° / 20°18423.212.33.8
Feb29° / 21°15319.512.23.7
Mar30° / 21°17723123.5
Apr30° / 21°12617.711.93.8
May32° / 21°316.811.74.3
Jun33° / 20°30.611.74.4
Jul33° / 20°10.311.74.3
Aug33° / 21°13311.84.0
Sep32° / 21°5811.2123.8
Oct30° / 21°16622.612.13.5
Nov28° / 20°23726.612.33.5
Dec28° / 20°21627.112.33.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
34060
44159
54258
64357
74456
84654
94654
104951
115050
125149
135446
145545
155644
165842
175941
186040
196139
206139
216238
226238
236337
246436
256535
266634
276634
286733
296733
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nyunzu gets around 31 mm of rain over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
239
338
437
535
634
732
831
930
1028
1127
1225
1324
1422
1521
1620
1719
1818
1917
2016
2115
2214
2313
2413
2512
2611
2710
289
299
308
318

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
102176516
202196514
303206413
414216212
514226211
615246010
71625599
81727569
91828558
101930537
1111032516
1211233486
1311335465
1411437444
1511538414
1621640394
1721741373
1821842353
1931943333
2032044312
2132145292
2242145272
2352246262
2462346241
2572445231
2682545211
2792644201
28102743191
29112941181
30133040171
31143138160

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:11 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:115:59
211.86:115:59
311.86:115:58
411.86:115:58
511.86:115:58
611.86:115:58
711.86:115:57
811.86:125:57
911.86:125:57
1011.86:125:57
1111.76:125:57
1211.76:125:57
1311.76:125:56
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1911.76:135:56
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2911.76:145:56
3011.76:155:56
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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 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
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215.4Bright
225.4Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nyunzu

In seasonPeak

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

Nyunzu's rainy season runs October–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 Nyunzu?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nyunzu in May

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

In May, Nyunzu sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nyunzu in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nyunzu peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Aug 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nyunzu 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 Nyunzu is worst in July — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.9× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 1997 µg/m³Apr 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May27Moderate
Jun70Unhealthy
Jul100Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nyunzu?

Nyunzu sits at 6.0°S, 28.0°E, 734 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kalima, 57 km away.

KabaloKongoloKalemieManonoKigomaMwandigaKasongo

Topography around Nyunzu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyunzu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 724 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 m.

The land around Nyunzu is covered by grassland (59%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%), grassland (36%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (53%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
250 m
80 km
853 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Kalima 57 km · Kabalo 122 km · Kongolo 129 km · Kalemie 130 km · Manono 164 km · Kigoma 215 km · Mwandiga 221 km · Kasongo 226 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 Nyunzu (-5.9561°, 28.0165°, elevation 734 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).