Ribáuè weather in May

In May, Ribáuè sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.8 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ribáuè's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ribáuè's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
5:44 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
44%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ribáuè reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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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How May really feels in Ribáuè

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.

Ribáuè 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
Jan29° / 21°26625.812.83.6
Feb28° / 21°18820.512.54.0
Mar28° / 21°12618.212.14.7
Apr27° / 19°357.811.76.8
May26° / 17°81.811.38.1
Jun25° / 15°62.211.18.4
Jul24° / 14°62.211.28.5
Aug26° / 15°41.311.58.3
Sep29° / 17°40.911.97.0
Oct31° / 19°122.512.35.5
Nov32° / 21°497.312.74.5
Dec30° / 21°16519.612.93.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37327
47327
57426
67426
77525
87525
97624
107525
117525
127525
137525
147327
157327
167327
177327
187327
197228
207228
217228
227327
237327
247327
257426
267525
277525
287525
297723
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ribáuè gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
39
49
58
68
77
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97
107
116
126
136
146
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306
316

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11175923
21186021
31206019
41226017
51245916
62255914
72275813
82295811
92315710
10333559
11334558
12336547
13337546
14339535
15340525
16441514
17442504
18443493
19444493
20445483
21546473
22547463
23548452
24649432
25650422
26751402
27852382
28854362
29955342
301056322
311158301

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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410calm
510calm
610calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
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 5:40 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 5:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:405:08
211.55:405:08
311.45:405:07
411.45:405:07
511.45:415:06
611.45:415:06
711.45:415:05
811.45:415:05
911.45:425:05
1011.45:425:04
1111.45:425:04
1211.35:435:03
1311.35:435:03
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1911.35:455:01
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2211.35:465:01
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2811.25:485:00
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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 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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174.6Bright
184.6Bright
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224.5Bright
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244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ribáuè

In seasonPeak

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

Ribáuè'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 Ribáuè?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ribáuè in May

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

In May, Ribáuè sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ribáuè 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 Ribáuè peaks around January 14 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 14UV 16Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Ribáuè 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 Ribáuè is worst in September — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.3× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1643 µg/m³Dec 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep46Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ribáuè?

Ribáuè sits at 14.9°S, 38.3°E, 557 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Iapala, 31 km away.

NametilMutuáliGurúè

Topography around Ribáuè

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ribáuè has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 514 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,216 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,366 m.

The land around Ribáuè is covered by cropland (57%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), shrubs (24%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%), trees (30%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
1,216 m
80 km
1,366 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Iapala 31 km · Murrupula 68 km · Malema 98 km · Alto Molocue 103 km · Nampula 103 km · Nametil 139 km · Mutuáli 142 km · Gurúè 156 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 Ribáuè (-14.9447°, 38.3236°, elevation 557 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).