Ngororero weather in May

In May, Ngororero sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 83 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 7% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Ngororero's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngororero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:00 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
75%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Ngororero is place in Western Province, Rwanda.

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 22°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ngororero reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°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)
12114
22114
32114
42114
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72114
82214
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102214
112214
122214
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Ngororero weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 13°18221.512.14.8
Feb23° / 13°15319.812.14.8
Mar23° / 13°16223.2124.5
Apr22° / 13°14725.2124.0
May22° / 14°8317.511.95.3
Jun22° / 14°204.511.97.2
Jul22° / 14°71.811.97.8
Aug23° / 14°305.811.97.3
Sep23° / 13°6112.1126.2
Oct22° / 13°12420.5124.9
Nov22° / 13°13822.812.14.4
Dec22° / 13°15621.212.14.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21387
31387
41387
51486
61585
71585
81684
91684
101783
111783
121882
131981
142080
152179
162278
172476
182575
192674
202773
212872
222971
233268
243367
253466
263664
273664
283862
293961
303961
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ngororero gets around 83 mm of rain over 17.5 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 56% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
382
481
580
679
777
876
974
1071
1169
1266
1364
1461
1558
1656
1753
1851
1948
2046
2143
2241
2339
2436
2535
2633
2731
2830
2928
3027
3126

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
17876
27876
38866
49865
59865
610855
711845
812844
913834
1015814
1116804
1218793
1320773
1422753
1524742
1626722
1728702
1830691
1932671
2035641
2137621
2240591
2342580
2444560
2547530
2649510
2751490
2853470
2955450
3057430
3159410

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
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215calm
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255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:01 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:015:57
211.96:015:57
311.96:005:56
411.96:005:56
511.96:005:56
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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 4.65 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
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304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ngororero

In seasonPeak

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

Ngororero's rainy season runs October–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 Ngororero?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ngororero for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ngororero in May

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

In May, Ngororero sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ngororero 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 Ngororero peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ngororero 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 Ngororero is worst in January — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 2299 µg/m³May 1181 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun95Unhealthy
Jul91Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep83Unhealthy
Oct81Unhealthy
Nov86Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ngororero?

Ngororero sits at 1.9°S, 29.6°E, 1,654 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Muhanga, 20 km away.

MuhangaGitaramaMukamiraKoraBusogoMukingoGitesiShyorongi

Topography around Ngororero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngororero has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 685 m around an average of 1,757 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,309 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,368 m.

The land around Ngororero is covered by grassland (39%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), cropland (32%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), trees (27%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
685 m
16 km
1,309 m
80 km
3,368 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Muhanga 20 km · Gitarama 28 km · Mukamira 31 km · Kora 35 km · Busogo 35 km · Mukingo 37 km · Gitesi 37 km · Shyorongi 37 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 Ngororero (-1.8628°, 29.6254°, elevation 1,654 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).