Shyorongi weather in May

In May, Shyorongi sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 94 mm of rain across 17.2 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 23°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 Shyorongi's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shyorongi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
17.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:59 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
74%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Shyorongi is town and Sector in Northern 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 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Shyorongi reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°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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Shyorongi 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
Jan24° / 14°12317.112.15.6
Feb25° / 14°1181612.15.4
Mar24° / 14°15423.4124.7
Apr23° / 15°15825.8124.1
May23° / 15°9417.211.95.6
Jun23° / 15°183.311.97.6
Jul24° / 14°6111.98.1
Aug25° / 15°325.211.97.3
Sep25° / 15°7011.7126.3
Oct24° / 15°14219.9125.2
Nov23° / 14°16223.712.14.4
Dec24° / 14°13420.212.15.2

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 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21486
31486
41585
51585
61783
71783
81882
91882
101981
112080
122179
132278
142377
152476
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202971
213070
223268
233268
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303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Shyorongi gets around 94 mm of rain over 17.2 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 55% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
282
381
480
579
678
776
875
973
1071
1169
1267
1364
1462
1559
1656
1754
1851
1948
2046
2143
2240
2338
2435
2533
2631
2729
2827
2926
3024
3123

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
125147
225147
325147
425246
525246
625345
725444
825543
935641
1035839
1136037
1236235
1346333
1446630
1556728
1656926
1767024
1877122
1987220
20107218
21117316
22137314
23157213
24177112
25197110
2621709
2724688
2826677
2928657
3031636
3133625

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 5:59 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:595:55
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1911.95:595:54
2011.95:595:54
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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 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
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144.9Bright
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174.9Bright
184.9Bright
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204.9Bright
215.0Bright
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265.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Shyorongi?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Shyorongi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shyorongi in May

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

In May, Shyorongi sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Shyorongi 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 Shyorongi peaks around March 16 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 16UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Shyorongi 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 Shyorongi 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 Shyorongi?

Shyorongi sits at 1.9°S, 30.0°E, 1,937 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi, 13 km away.

KigaliNderaMuginaByumbaGitaramaMuhangaNgororero

Topography around Shyorongi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shyorongi has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 690 m around an average of 1,724 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 923 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,181 m.

The land around Shyorongi is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (31%), cropland (29%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%), trees (23%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
690 m
16 km
923 m
80 km
3,181 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi 13 km · Kigali 15 km · Ndera 25 km · Mugina 28 km · Byumba 33 km · Gitarama 33 km · Muhanga 34 km · Ngororero 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 Shyorongi (-1.8544°, 29.9624°, elevation 1,937 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).