Bashanet weather in May

In May, Bashanet sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 50 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-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 18% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bashanet's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bashanet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
6th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:40 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
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 Bashanet 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 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12215
22215
32215
42215
52215
62215
72214
82214
92214
102214
112214
122214
132214
142214
152214
162214
172214
182214
192214
202214
212213
222213
232213
242213
252213
262213
272213
282213
292213
302213
312213

Bashanet weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°35315.612.25.9
Feb25° / 15°24012.612.16.1
Mar25° / 16°25116.2125.9
Apr23° / 15°15218.911.95.4
May22° / 14°509.611.86.6
Jun22° / 12°71.911.87.7
Jul22° / 11°30.911.87.9
Aug22° / 11°3111.98.1
Sep24° / 12°30.8128.6
Oct25° / 14°194.212.17.8
Nov25° / 15°9010.412.26.7
Dec25° / 16°27015.512.25.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43466
53466
63367
73466
83466
93565
103565
113565
123565
133664
143664
153763
163763
173862
183961
193961
204258
214357
224357
234456
244555
254555
264654
274654
284753
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bashanet gets around 50 mm of rain over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
152
251
350
449
548
647
745
843
942
1040
1138
1236
1334
1433
1531
1630
1728
1826
1925
2023
2122
2221
2319
2418
2518
2617
2716
2815
2915
3014
3113

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177518
287418
397417
497516
5107515
6117415
7127414
8147313
9157312
10177112
11197011
12226810
1324679
1426668
1529647
1631636
1733616
1836595
1938584
2041563
2143543
2246522
2348511
2450491
2552471
2653461
2756440
2858420
2959410
3061390
3163370

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:406:31
211.96:406:31
311.86:406:31
411.86:406:30
511.86:406:30
611.86:406:30
711.86:406:30
811.86:406:30
911.86:406:30
1011.86:406:29
1111.86:406:29
1211.86:406:29
1311.86:406:29
1411.86:406:29
1511.86:406:29
1611.86:406:29
1711.86:406:29
1811.86:416:29
1911.86:416:29
2011.86:416:29
2111.86:416:29
2211.86:416:29
2311.86:416:29
2411.86:416:29
2511.86:416:29
2611.86:426:29
2711.86:426:29
2811.86:426:29
2911.86:426:29
3011.86:426:29
3111.86:426:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.08 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bashanet

In seasonPeak

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

Bashanet'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 Bashanet?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bashanet for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bashanet in May

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

In May, Bashanet sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bashanet 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 Bashanet peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bashanet?

Bashanet sits at 4.2°S, 35.4°E, 2,044 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Dareda, 15 km away.

Topography around Bashanet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bashanet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 2,083 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 885 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m.

The land around Bashanet is covered by cropland (59%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
220 m
16 km
885 m
80 km
2,403 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Dareda 15 km · Dongobesh 19 km · Nangwa 26 km · Katesh 33 km · Babati 37 km · Basotu 40 km · Mbulu 45 km · Magugu 46 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,319
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
31.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 479
Religion
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

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 Bashanet (-4.2333°, 35.4167°, elevation 2,044 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).