Djambala weather in May

In May, Djambala sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 124 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 9% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Djambala's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Djambala's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 124 mm; 22.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:01 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Djambala is town in Plateaux Department, Republic of the Congo.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Djambala reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°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 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

Djambala weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 20°	163	24.6	12.1	3.8
Feb	29° / 20°	155	22.7	12.1	3.5
Mar	29° / 21°	153	24.8	12	3.3
Apr	29° / 21°	175	24.8	11.9	3.3
May	29° / 20°	124	22.6	11.9	4.0
Jun	27° / 19°	31	8.5	11.9	6.6
Jul	27° / 19°	18	5.1	11.9	7.0
Aug	27° / 19°	50	12.2	11.9	5.9
Sep	27° / 20°	107	20.8	12	4.6
Oct	28° / 20°	221	28.9	12.1	3.6
Nov	28° / 20°	224	28.2	12.1	3.5
Dec	28° / 20°	196	27.5	12.1	3.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	19	20	20	20	21	22	22	23	25	26	27	28	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	33	34	34	35
Cloudier (%)	81	80	80	80	79	78	78	77	75	74	73	72	71	70	70	69	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	66	67	67	67	67	66	66	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	23	77
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Djambala gets around 124 mm of rain over 22.6 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 73% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	84	84	84	84	83	83	82	81	80	79	78	77	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	65	65	64	64	63	62	61	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	83
6	83
7	82
8	81
9	80
10	79
11	78
12	77
13	75
14	74
15	73
16	72
17	71
18	70
19	69
20	68
21	67
22	66
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	64
27	64
28	63
29	62
30	61
31	60

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	54	55	56	58	60	61	63	65	67	69	70	72	74	74	76	78
Oppressive (%)	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	54	53	52	51	49	48	47	45	44	43	41	39	38	36	34	33	31	30	28	26	25	23	21

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	44	56
2	0	44	56
3	0	44	56
4	0	44	56
5	0	44	56
6	0	44	56
7	0	45	55
8	0	45	55
9	0	46	54
10	0	47	53
11	0	48	52
12	0	49	51
13	1	50	49
14	1	51	48
15	1	52	47
16	1	54	45
17	1	55	44
18	1	56	43
19	1	58	41
20	1	60	39
21	1	61	38
22	1	63	36
23	1	65	34
24	0	67	33
25	0	69	31
26	0	70	30
27	0	72	28
28	0	74	26
29	1	74	25
30	1	76	23
31	1	78	21

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:54 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:01	5:56
2	11.9	6:01	5:55
3	11.9	6:01	5:55
4	11.9	6:01	5:55
5	11.9	6:01	5:55
6	11.9	6:01	5:55
7	11.9	6:01	5:55
8	11.9	6:00	5:54
9	11.9	6:00	5:54
10	11.9	6:00	5:54
11	11.9	6:00	5:54
12	11.9	6:01	5:54
13	11.9	6:01	5:54
14	11.9	6:01	5:54
15	11.9	6:01	5:54
16	11.9	6:01	5:54
17	11.9	6:01	5:54
18	11.9	6:01	5:54
19	11.9	6:01	5:54
20	11.9	6:01	5:54
21	11.9	6:01	5:54
22	11.9	6:01	5:54
23	11.9	6:01	5:54
24	11.9	6:01	5:54
25	11.9	6:02	5:54
26	11.9	6:02	5:54
27	11.9	6:02	5:54
28	11.9	6:02	5:54
29	11.9	6:02	5:54
30	11.9	6:02	5:54
31	11.9	6:02	5:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Djambala?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Djambala for sightseeing.

What to pack for Djambala in May

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

In May, Djambala sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

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UV index in Djambala 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 Djambala peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	13	15	13	10	6	8	9	12	14	12	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Djambala 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 Djambala is worst in July — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	21	26	23	21	27	45	48	40	20	11	12	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	48	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	12	Good
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Djambala?

Djambala sits at 2.5°S, 14.8°E, 640 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Gamboma, 144 km away.

Topography around Djambala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Djambala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 757 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 551 m.

The land around Djambala is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

321 m

grassland 66%

16 km

427 m

grassland 81%

80 km

551 m

grassland 82%

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← April Djambala year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Gamboma 144 km · Franceville 164 km · Bolobo 170 km · Mouyondzi 186 km · Brazzaville 201 km · Sibiti 201 km · Moanda 204 km · Oyo 204 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,515; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 46%; of population, 2021
Road deaths: 29.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Djambala (-2.5381°, 14.7541°, elevation 640 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	23	77
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	83
6	83
7	82
8	81
9	80
10	79
11	78
12	77
13	75
14	74
15	73
16	72
17	71
18	70
19	69
20	68
21	67
22	66
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	64
27	64
28	63
29	62
30	61
31	60

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	44	56
2	0	44	56
3	0	44	56
4	0	44	56
5	0	44	56
6	0	44	56
7	0	45	55
8	0	45	55
9	0	46	54
10	0	47	53
11	0	48	52
12	0	49	51
13	1	50	49
14	1	51	48
15	1	52	47
16	1	54	45
17	1	55	44
18	1	56	43
19	1	58	41
20	1	60	39
21	1	61	38
22	1	63	36
23	1	65	34
24	0	67	33
25	0	69	31
26	0	70	30
27	0	72	28
28	0	74	26
29	1	74	25
30	1	76	23
31	1	78	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	23	77
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	83
6	83
7	82
8	81
9	80
10	79
11	78
12	77
13	75
14	74
15	73
16	72
17	71
18	70
19	69
20	68
21	67
22	66
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	64
27	64
28	63
29	62
30	61
31	60

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	44	56
2	0	44	56
3	0	44	56
4	0	44	56
5	0	44	56
6	0	44	56
7	0	45	55
8	0	45	55
9	0	46	54
10	0	47	53
11	0	48	52
12	0	49	51
13	1	50	49
14	1	51	48
15	1	52	47
16	1	54	45
17	1	55	44
18	1	56	43
19	1	58	41
20	1	60	39
21	1	61	38
22	1	63	36
23	1	65	34
24	0	67	33
25	0	69	31
26	0	70	30
27	0	72	28
28	0	74	26
29	1	74	25
30	1	76	23
31	1	78	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	23	77
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	83
6	83
7	82
8	81
9	80
10	79
11	78
12	77
13	75
14	74
15	73
16	72
17	71
18	70
19	69
20	68
21	67
22	66
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	64
27	64
28	63
29	62
30	61
31	60

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	44	56
2	0	44	56
3	0	44	56
4	0	44	56
5	0	44	56
6	0	44	56
7	0	45	55
8	0	45	55
9	0	46	54
10	0	47	53
11	0	48	52
12	0	49	51
13	1	50	49
14	1	51	48
15	1	52	47
16	1	54	45
17	1	55	44
18	1	56	43
19	1	58	41
20	1	60	39
21	1	61	38
22	1	63	36
23	1	65	34
24	0	67	33
25	0	69	31
26	0	70	30
27	0	72	28
28	0	74	26
29	1	74	25
30	1	76	23
31	1	78	21