Diobahika weather in May

In May, Diobahika sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 55 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Diobahika's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diobahika's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:55 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Diobahika reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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302818
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Diobahika weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°12718.812.24.9
Feb28° / 18°9314.712.14.8
Mar28° / 18°15020.2124.5
Apr27° / 18°16920.511.94.6
May28° / 18°558.311.96.2
Jun29° / 17°81.311.86.6
Jul29° / 17°20.511.86.5
Aug30° / 18°16311.95.7
Sep30° / 19°356.8125.1
Oct29° / 19°8914.312.14.7
Nov27° / 18°17022.312.24.4
Dec27° / 18°15722.112.24.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32971
43070
53169
63169
73268
83367
93565
103565
113664
123763
133862
143862
154060
164159
174159
184357
194357
204555
214654
224753
234951
245050
255149
265248
275347
285446
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Diobahika gets around 55 mm of rain over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
250
348
447
545
644
742
841
939
1037
1135
1233
1331
1429
1527
1625
1723
1822
1920
2018
2117
2215
2314
2413
2512
2611
2710
289
299
308
318

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1076033
2086032
3096130
4096229
50106228
60116227
70126226
80146224
90156223
100176221
110196120
120216118
130236017
140255916
151275814
161295713
171315612
182335411
192355310
20337519
21339508
22440497
23542486
24643465
25744444
26845434
271046413
281147393
291248372
301449352
311549332

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:55 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:556:48
211.96:556:47
311.96:546:47
411.96:546:47
511.96:546:47
611.96:546:47
711.96:546:47
811.96:546:46
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1311.96:556:46
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1911.86:556:46
2011.86:556:45
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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 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
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205.5Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Diobahika

In seasonPeak

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

Diobahika's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Diobahika?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Diobahika for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Diobahika in May

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

In May, Diobahika sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Diobahika 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 Diobahika peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Diobahika 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 Diobahika is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1422 µg/m³Apr 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Diobahika?

Diobahika sits at 3.3°S, 31.5°E, 1,224 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Uyovu, 6.0 km away.

MasumbweBiharamuloChato

Topography around Diobahika

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diobahika has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 1,220 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m.

The land around Diobahika is covered by cropland (68%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
199 m
80 km
677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Uyovu 6.0 km · Buseresere 52 km · Ushirombo 52 km · Katoro 59 km · Kakonko 62 km · Masumbwe 80 km · Biharamulo 82 km · Chato 83 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 Diobahika (-3.3391°, 31.5234°, elevation 1,224 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).