Rutshuru weather in May

In May, Rutshuru sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 139 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Rutshuru's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rutshuru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
139 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:00 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
75%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Rutshuru is town in North Kivu in the DRC.

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 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Rutshuru reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Rutshuru 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
Jan23° / 14°12116.512.15.6
Feb24° / 14°12414.7125.7
Mar24° / 14°22223124.7
Apr23° / 15°21721.6124.7
May23° / 15°13914.911.95.9
Jun24° / 13°857.411.97.0
Jul24° / 13°555.211.97.5
Aug24° / 14°16012.4126.3
Sep24° / 14°23016.6125.6
Oct23° / 14°30522124.7
Nov23° / 14°28723.412.14.4
Dec23° / 14°20120.912.14.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31387
41486
51486
61486
71585
81684
91783
101783
111882
121981
132179
142179
152377
162476
172674
182674
192872
202872
213070
223169
233268
243466
253664
263664
273763
283763
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Rutshuru gets around 139 mm of rain over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
170
269
369
468
567
666
765
864
962
1060
1158
1256
1354
1451
1549
1647
1744
1842
1940
2038
2136
2235
2333
2432
2531
2630
2730
2830
2930
3030
3130

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
125543
225444
325444
425444
525444
625444
725543
825642
925741
1025939
1126038
1226236
1326434
1426632
1536730
1636928
1747026
1847224
1957322
2067321
2177419
2287418
2397417
24117415
25127414
26147214
27157213
28177013
29187012
30196912
31206812

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 11 h 54 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 6:01 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:015:58
212.06:015:58
312.06:005:58
412.06:005:58
512.06:005:58
612.06:005:57
712.06:005:57
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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 4.88 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
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255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Rutshuru?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Rutshuru for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rutshuru in May

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

In May, Rutshuru sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Rutshuru 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 Rutshuru peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Rutshuru 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 Rutshuru is worst in July — around 106 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJul 16105 µg/m³Apr 1877 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan92Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun100Unhealthy
Jul106Unhealthy
Aug100Unhealthy
Sep89Unhealthy
Oct82Unhealthy
Nov83Unhealthy
Dec88Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Rutshuru?

Rutshuru sits at 1.2°S, 29.4°E, 1,241 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kirumba, 20 km away.

Topography around Rutshuru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rutshuru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m around an average of 1,219 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,127 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,555 m.

The land around Rutshuru is covered by grassland (35%), trees (33%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (48%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
235 m
16 km
1,127 m
80 km
3,555 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kirumba 20 km · Kisoro 29 km · Musanze 41 km · Mukingo 41 km · Katanda 41 km · Busogo 43 km · Rubanda 44 km · Kanungu 46 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 Rutshuru (-1.1867°, 29.4467°, elevation 1,241 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).