Mueda weather in May

In May, Mueda sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mueda's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mueda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:34 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
39%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Mueda is place in Cabo Delgado Province, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mueda reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42819
52819
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292718
302717
312717

How May really feels in Mueda

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.

Mueda 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
Jan29° / 21°23824.712.63.5
Feb29° / 21°20822.612.43.6
Mar28° / 21°18325.112.13.8
Apr28° / 20°8215.411.75.6
May28° / 18°163.811.57.6
Jun27° / 17°4111.38.3
Jul26° / 16°31.111.48.3
Aug27° / 16°41.211.68.0
Sep29° / 17°6211.96.8
Oct30° / 18°174.612.35.8
Nov31° / 20°559.712.54.8
Dec30° / 21°1782112.73.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37327
47327
57525
67525
77624
87624
97723
107822
117822
127822
137822
147921
158020
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208317
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278614
288614
298713
308713
318812

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mueda gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.8 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 13% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
222
321
420
518
617
716
815
914
1014
1113
1213
1312
1412
1512
1612
1712
1812
1911
2011
2111
2210
2310
249
259
268
278
287
296
305
315

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10529579
20630568
30632557
40733546
50735535
61836514
71937503
81938493
911039472
1011140462
1111241441
1221242431
1321343411
1421443401
1521544391
1621545370
1721646360
1821746350
1921747330
2021848320
2121948310
2221949290
2332049280
2432150260
2532250250
2632351230
2742451210
2842551200
2952651180
3052751170
3162851150

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:315:07
211.65:315:06
311.65:325:06
411.65:325:06
511.65:325:05
611.55:325:05
711.55:325:04
811.55:325:04
911.55:335:04
1011.55:335:04
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1211.55:335:03
1311.55:335:03
1411.55:345:02
1511.55:345:02
1611.55:345:02
1711.55:345:02
1811.55:355:02
1911.45:355:01
2011.45:355:01
2111.45:355:01
2211.45:365:01
2311.45:365:01
2411.45:365:01
2511.45:365:01
2611.45:375:01
2711.45:375:00
2811.45:375:00
2911.45:375:00
3011.45:385:00
3111.45:385:00

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mueda

In seasonPeak

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

Mueda'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 Mueda?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mueda in May

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

In May, Mueda sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mueda in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mueda peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jun 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mueda 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 Mueda is worst in August — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodAug 1515 µg/m³May 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul12Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mueda?

Mueda sits at 11.7°S, 39.6°E, 850 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Newala Kisimani, 84 km away.

Kitama

Topography around Mueda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mueda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m around an average of 756 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 661 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 994 m.

The land around Mueda is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), trees (25%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
330 m
16 km
661 m
80 km
994 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Newala Kisimani 84 km · Newala 86 km · Luchingu 88 km · Macomia 90 km · Mocímboa da Praia 94 km · Mocímboa 95 km · Tandahimba 102 km · Kitama 107 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 Mueda (-11.6628°, 39.5506°, elevation 850 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).