Namapa-erati weather in May

In May, Namapa-erati sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.4 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 humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Namapa-erati's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namapa-erati's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:36 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
39%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

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 Namapa-erati reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°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 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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How May really feels in Namapa-erati

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.

Namapa-erati 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
Jan30° / 23°23325.612.73.1
Feb30° / 23°18621.912.53.3
Mar30° / 22°14621.512.13.8
Apr29° / 21°5710.311.75.3
May29° / 19°81.911.46.8
Jun28° / 18°30.711.28.0
Jul27° / 17°30.611.38.1
Aug29° / 18°4111.57.3
Sep30° / 19°40.911.96.2
Oct32° / 21°112.512.35.0
Nov33° / 22°366.212.64.1
Dec32° / 23°13818.412.83.4

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 27% 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 (%)
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37822
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Namapa-erati gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
103305215
203325213
304335112
404345210
50436519
60537508
70538507
80639496
90740485
100841474
110842464
120943453
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1501145422
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1901446391
2001546381
2101646381
2201746371
2301846361
2401846351
2501947330
2602047320
2702148300
2812248290
2912448270
3012549250
3112649230

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
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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 18 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 5:32 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 4:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:325:03
211.55:335:03
311.55:335:02
411.55:335:02
511.55:335:02
611.55:335:01
711.55:345:01
811.45:345:00
911.45:345:00
1011.45:345:00
1111.45:354:59
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1411.45:354:58
1511.45:364:58
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1911.35:374:57
2011.35:374:57
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2211.35:384:57
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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 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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274.7Bright
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304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Namapa-erati

In seasonPeak

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

Namapa-erati'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 Namapa-erati?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Namapa-erati in May

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

In May, Namapa-erati sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Namapa-erati 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 Namapa-erati 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
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Namapa-erati 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 Namapa-erati is worst in August — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1816 µg/m³Nov 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul11Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Namapa-erati?

Namapa-erati sits at 13.7°S, 39.8°E, 215 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Chiúre, 37 km away.

PembaMontepuezNacalaNamialoMonapoMossurilMacomia

Topography around Namapa-erati

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namapa-erati has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 230 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,393 m.

The land around Namapa-erati is covered by grassland (46%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), shrubs (32%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
588 m
80 km
1,393 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Chiúre 37 km · Pemba 111 km · Montepuez 111 km · Nacala 132 km · Namialo 135 km · Monapo 143 km · Mossuril 166 km · Macomia 166 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 Namapa-erati (-13.713°, 39.8315°, elevation 215 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).