Kagano weather in May

In May, Kagano sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 91 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Kagano's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kagano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:03 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kagano reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kagano weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 18°7515.112.15.6
Feb22° / 19°5912.512.15.9
Mar22° / 19°11118.1125.2
Apr22° / 18°17722.1124.5
May22° / 19°911511.95.8
Jun22° / 19°173.911.97.5
Jul22° / 18°41.111.98.1
Aug22° / 19°153.711.97.6
Sep22° / 19°5311.2126.3
Oct22° / 18°16521.712.14.7
Nov22° / 18°18223.312.14.3
Dec22° / 18°11719.312.15.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21585
31585
41783
51783
61882
71882
82080
92278
102476
112476
122674
132773
142971
153070
163169
173367
183466
193466
203763
213763
223961
234060
244159
254258
264456
274555
284654
294654
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kagano gets around 91 mm of rain over 15 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 48% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
272
371
470
569
668
766
865
964
1062
1160
1258
1356
1453
1551
1649
1746
1844
1942
2040
2138
2236
2334
2432
2530
2628
2727
2826
2924
3024
3123

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. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
102773
202773
302872
402872
502971
603070
703268
803367
903565
1003664
1103862
1204159
1304357
1404654
1504852
1605149
1705347
1805644
1915742
2015940
2116138
2216336
2316534
2416633
2526731
2626830
2726929
2836928
2937027
3047026
3147125

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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236calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 6:03 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:035:58
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711.96:035:57
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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 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
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135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
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255.2Bright
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275.2Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kagano

In seasonPeak

In May, Kagano sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kagano's rainy season runs March–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Kagano?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kagano for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kagano in May

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

In May, Kagano sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kagano in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kagano peaks around March 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kagano 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 Kagano is worst in February — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyFeb 1073 µg/m³Apr 2059 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug73Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec69Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kagano?

Kagano sits at 2.3°S, 29.1°E, 1,558 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Kirambo, 6.0 km away.

Kirimbi

Topography around Kagano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kagano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 1,495 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,646 m.

The land around Kagano is covered by water (46%) within 3 km, trees (32%), water (32%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
207 m
16 km
966 m
80 km
2,646 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kirambo 6.0 km · Nyabitekeli 7.0 km · Bushekeri 9.0 km · Rangiro 10 km · Shangi 12 km · Macuba 12 km · Cyato 12 km · Kirimbi 15 km

Rwanda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 27% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,124
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Catholic 40%Pentecostal 21%Protestant 15%Adventist 12%

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 Kagano (-2.3429°, 29.0912°, elevation 1,558 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).