Nametil weather in May

In May, Nametil sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 46% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nametil's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nametil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
5:41 AM – 4:57 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Nametil is human settlement in Nampula, 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 Nametil 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 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12920
22920
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42920
52920
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How May really feels in Nametil

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.

Nametil weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°26624.812.82.8
Feb31° / 23°19120.712.53.1
Mar31° / 23°15220.812.13.6
Apr30° / 21°5211.211.75.2
May28° / 19°143.911.36.9
Jun27° / 18°103.411.17.8
Jul27° / 17°93.111.27.9
Aug29° / 18°82.411.57.2
Sep31° / 19°61.511.95.7
Oct33° / 21°142.812.44.3
Nov34° / 23°466.812.73.2
Dec33° / 24°15417.412.92.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 35% 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 (%)
18020
28020
38020
48119
58119
68020
78119
88119
98119
108020
118020
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nametil gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
119
218
318
417
516
616
715
814
914
1014
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1513
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3110

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11215919
21226017
31236016
41256014
51266013
62275912
72286010
8229609
9330598
10331597
11432586
12434566
13435565
14536554
15537544
16538543
17539533
18640522
19641512
20642502
21742491
22743491
23744471
24845461
25846451
26947431
271048421
281049400
291151380
301252360
311352350

Wind in May

Winds average 10 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
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1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 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 5:37 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 4:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:375:03
211.45:375:03
311.45:375:02
411.45:375:02
511.45:385:01
611.45:385:01
711.45:385:00
811.45:385:00
911.35:394:59
1011.35:394:59
1111.35:394:59
1211.35:404:58
1311.35:404:58
1411.35:404:58
1511.35:404:57
1611.35:414:57
1711.35:414:57
1811.35:414:56
1911.25:424:56
2011.25:424:56
2111.25:424:56
2211.25:434:55
2311.25:434:55
2411.25:434:55
2511.25:444:55
2611.25:444:55
2711.25:444:55
2811.25:454:55
2911.25:454:54
3011.15:454:54
3111.15:464:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nametil

In seasonPeak

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

Nametil'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 Nametil?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nametil in May

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

In May, Nametil sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Nametil 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 Nametil peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 14UV 15Jun 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Nametil 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 Nametil is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2022 µg/m³Dec 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep23Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nametil?

Nametil sits at 15.7°S, 39.3°E, 172 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Nampula, 68 km away.

NamialoMicoleneMonapoRibáuèIapala

Topography around Nametil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nametil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 139 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,134 m.

The land around Nametil is covered by grassland (42%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
578 m
80 km
1,134 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Nampula 68 km · Murrupula 77 km · Angoche 83 km · Namialo 112 km · Micolene 113 km · Monapo 136 km · Ribáuè 139 km · Iapala 159 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 Nametil (-15.7203°, 39.3425°, elevation 172 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).