Gurúè weather in May

In May, Gurúè sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 28 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Gurúè's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gurúè's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
5:50 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
43%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Gurúè is city in Mozambique.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Gurúè reaches about 24°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 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Gurúè weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°3712712.83.8
Feb27° / 20°24921.212.54.3
Mar27° / 19°19320.412.14.9
Apr26° / 18°8714.311.76.2
May24° / 15°286.911.37.7
Jun22° / 14°297.411.17.4
Jul22° / 13°358.111.27.2
Aug24° / 14°214.911.58.1
Sep28° / 16°153.311.97.5
Oct30° / 18°375.812.45.9
Nov30° / 20°11112.612.74.8
Dec28° / 20°29023.512.94.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46832
56832
66931
77030
87030
97129
107228
117228
127228
137228
147228
157228
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gurúè gets around 28 mm of rain over 6.9 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 23% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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728
827
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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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11305712
21325611
32345410
4236539
5338518
6340507
7441496
8543475
9544464
10646444
11647433
12749423
13750412
14850402
15852391
16853381
17952381
18953371
19955360
20955360
21956350
221056340
231057330
241157320
251257310
261358290
271458280
281559260
291660240
301860220
311961200

Wind in May

Winds average 7 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
18calm
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47calm
57calm
67calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:465:13
211.45:465:12
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411.45:465:11
511.45:475:11
611.45:475:10
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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 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gurúè

In seasonPeak

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

Gurúè's monsoon runs December–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 Gurúè?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Gurúè for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gurúè in May

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

In May, Gurúè sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gurúè 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 Gurúè peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Gurúè 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 Gurúè is worst in September — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.7× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyGoodSep 1865 µg/m³Dec 206 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep69Unhealthy
Oct44Poor
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gurúè?

Gurúè sits at 15.5°S, 37.0°E, 722 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Mutuáli, 66 km away.

IapalaMilangeMocubaRibáuè

Topography around Gurúè

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gurúè has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m around an average of 689 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,844 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,077 m.

The land around Gurúè is covered by trees (49%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (27%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (29%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
367 m
16 km
1,844 m
80 km
2,077 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Mutuáli 66 km · Malema 74 km · Alto Molocue 78 km · Cuamba 88 km · Iapala 124 km · Milange 147 km · Mocuba 152 km · Ribáuè 156 km

Mozambique travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$627
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
28%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 465
Religion
Catholic 27%Islam 19%Pentecostal 17%Saio/Zione 16%

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 Gurúè (-15.4669°, 36.9778°, elevation 722 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).