Monapo weather in May

In May, Monapo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 17 mm of rain across 5.4 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Monapo's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monapo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
5:36 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
40%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Monapo is town 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Monapo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22921
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52921
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How May really feels in Monapo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Monapo 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
Jan31° / 23°28026.212.82.7
Feb31° / 23°2372312.52.9
Mar30° / 23°1832312.13.3
Apr30° / 22°7214.211.74.8
May29° / 20°175.411.36.5
Jun27° / 19°123.711.17.6
Jul27° / 18°133.611.27.8
Aug28° / 18°92.811.57.3
Sep30° / 19°82.311.96.2
Oct32° / 21°193.612.34.9
Nov33° / 23°487.612.73.8
Dec32° / 23°17019.712.93.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58416
68416
78416
88416
98515
108416
118416
128416
138416
148317
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278416
288416
298614
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Monapo gets around 17 mm of rain over 5.4 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 18% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
123
222
322
421
521
620
720
819
919
1019
1119
1219
1319
1418
1518
1618
1718
1818
1917
2017
2117
2217
2316
2416
2515
2615
2714
2814
2913
3013
3113

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1095635
2095833
30105931
41106029
51116127
61126225
71126423
81136521
91146520
101156519
111166617
121166716
131176715
141186714
151196713
161206712
172216512
182226511
192236510
202246410
21225649
22227629
23328618
24329617
25330607
26331606
27433576
28434575
29436564
30537544
31538543

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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510calm
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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 5:32 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 4:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:325:00
211.55:325:00
311.45:324:59
411.45:324:59
511.45:334:58
611.45:334:58
711.45:334:57
811.45:344:57
911.45:344:57
1011.45:344:56
1111.45:344:56
1211.35:354:56
1311.35:354:55
1411.35:354:55
1511.35:354:55
1611.35:364:54
1711.35:364:54
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1911.35:374:54
2011.35:374:53
2111.35:374:53
2211.35:384:53
2311.25:384:53
2411.25:384:53
2511.25:394:52
2611.25:394:52
2711.25:394:52
2811.25:404:52
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3011.25:404:52
3111.25:414:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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174.7Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Monapo

In seasonPeak

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

Monapo sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Monapo's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Monapo?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Monapo in May

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

In May, Monapo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Monapo in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 62 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Monapo 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 Monapo peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 18UV 15Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Monapo?

Monapo sits at 14.9°S, 40.3°E, 111 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Namialo, 34 km away.

NampulaNametilNamapa-eratiAngoche

Topography around Monapo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monapo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 926 m.

The land around Monapo is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%), grassland (26%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
257 m
80 km
926 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Namialo 34 km · Mossuril 39 km · Mozambique 48 km · Nacala 57 km · Nampula 113 km · Nametil 136 km · Namapa-erati 143 km · Angoche 152 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 Monapo (-14.9169°, 40.3022°, elevation 111 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).