Malema weather in May

In May, Malema sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Malema's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malema's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
5:47 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Malema reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Malema weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°27426.112.83.9
Feb28° / 20°19520.512.54.4
Mar28° / 20°12217.512.15.2
Apr27° / 18°315.811.77.3
May26° / 16°5111.38.4
Jun24° / 15°30.911.18.8
Jul24° / 14°20.511.28.8
Aug26° / 15°20.511.58.6
Sep28° / 16°30.611.97.6
Oct30° / 19°142.512.36.0
Nov31° / 20°497.412.75.0
Dec29° / 21°17520.912.94.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58119
68218
78218
88218
98317
108218
118218
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318119

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Malema gets around 5 mm of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1236539
2338518
3341497
4343476
5445466
6547445
7549424
8650404
9751393
10753373
11854362
12856342
13957331
14958321
151058311
161059301
171060291
181160281
191161271
201261270
211262260
221263250
231362250
241462240
251562230
261662220
271762210
281962190
292161180
302361160
312560150

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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1510calm
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1810calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 5:43 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:435:12
211.55:445:11
311.45:445:11
411.45:445:10
511.45:445:10
611.45:455:09
711.45:455:09
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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 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
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284.6Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Malema

In seasonPeak

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

Malema's monsoon runs December–February, 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 Malema?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Malema in May

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

In May, Malema sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Malema 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 Malema peaks around January 17 at about 16 (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 17UV 16Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Malema 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 Malema is worst in September — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1444 µg/m³Dec 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul12Good
Aug32Moderate
Sep46Poor
Oct20Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Malema?

Malema sits at 14.9°S, 37.4°E, 639 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Mutuáli, 45 km away.

MurrupulaNampula

Topography around Malema

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malema has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 629 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,249 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,982 m.

The land around Malema is covered by cropland (55%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
1,249 m
80 km
1,982 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Mutuáli 45 km · Iapala 68 km · Gurúè 74 km · Alto Molocue 82 km · Cuamba 96 km · Ribáuè 98 km · Murrupula 147 km · Nampula 200 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 Malema (-14.9475°, 37.4159°, elevation 639 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).