Namacurra weather in May

In May, Namacurra sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 28 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-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 55% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Namacurra's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namacurra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
5:53 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover
38%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Namacurra is village 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Namacurra reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 31°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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22920
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72920
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302718
312718

How May really feels in Namacurra

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.

Namacurra weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°26223.712.92.8
Feb31° / 24°17020.612.63.0
Mar31° / 23°15920.112.13.6
Apr30° / 21°6814.211.64.9
May28° / 19°287.511.26.7
Jun27° / 17°237.1117.4
Jul26° / 17°226.611.17.5
Aug28° / 17°144.311.47.1
Sep31° / 19°133.111.95.5
Oct33° / 21°215.412.44.2
Nov34° / 23°689.612.83.1
Dec33° / 24°16519.4132.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48416
58416
68416
78416
88317
98317
108317
118218
128218
138218
148218
158218
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218416
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238416
248515
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278515
288614
298614
308614
318614

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Namacurra gets around 28 mm of rain over 7.5 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 26% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
231
331
430
529
628
728
827
927
1026
1126
1227
1327
1427
1527
1626
1726
1826
1925
2025
2125
2224
2324
2423
2523
2622
2722
2822
2921
3021
3122

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10125731
20125929
31135927
41146124
51156222
61166320
71176319
81186417
91196416
102206315
112216314
122226313
132236312
142246311
152256310
16226639
17227629
18228628
19328618
20329617
21330607
22331597
23332596
24333586
25434566
26436555
27437545
28539515
29541504
30542494
31644474

Wind in May

Winds average 8 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
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
217calm
227calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:485:10
211.45:485:10
311.35:485:09
411.35:495:09
511.35:495:08
611.35:495:08
711.35:505:07
811.35:505:07
911.35:505:06
1011.35:515:06
1111.25:515:05
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1911.15:545:03
2011.15:545:02
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2211.15:555:02
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2411.15:565:01
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2711.15:575:01
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2911.15:575:01
3011.05:585:01
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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 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Namacurra

In seasonPeak

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

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

Namacurra'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 Namacurra?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Namacurra in May

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

In May, Namacurra sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Namacurra in May

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 40 km away) is warmest in February at about 29°C and coldest in July near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Namacurra in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Namacurra peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Namacurra 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 Namacurra is worst in September — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.2× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1755 µg/m³Dec 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul11Good
Aug24Moderate
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct28Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Namacurra?

Namacurra sits at 17.5°S, 37.0°E, 23 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Quelimane, 46 km away.

PebaneChindeMarromeuMorrumbalaCaia

Topography around Namacurra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namacurra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 500 m.

The land around Namacurra is covered by trees (38%), grassland (24%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
89 m
80 km
500 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Quelimane 46 km · Maganja 55 km · Mocuba 73 km · Pebane 120 km · Chinde 135 km · Marromeu 145 km · Morrumbala 154 km · Caia 182 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 Namacurra (-17.4919°, 37.0289°, elevation 23 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. 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).