Dodoma weather in May

In May, Dodoma sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dodoma's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dodoma's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 6 mm; 1.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:42 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 7th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Dodoma is city and capital of Tanzania.

Density: 297/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1906

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Dodoma reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	18
10	29	18
11	29	18
12	29	18
13	29	18
14	29	18
15	29	18
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	29	18
25	29	17
26	29	17
27	29	17
28	29	17
29	29	17
30	29	17
31	29	17

Dodoma weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	105	14.5	12.3	4.8
Feb	29° / 20°	82	11.6	12.2	4.8
Mar	29° / 20°	87	11.9	12	5.0
Apr	29° / 19°	42	7.3	11.9	5.7
May	29° / 18°	6	1.5	11.7	6.6
Jun	28° / 16°	1	0.1	11.6	7.7
Jul	27° / 15°	0	0.1	11.7	8.3
Aug	28° / 16°	0	0	11.8	7.8
Sep	30° / 17°	0	0	12	6.7
Oct	31° / 18°	4	0.5	12.1	5.7
Nov	32° / 20°	24	3	12.3	4.9
Dec	30° / 20°	80	9.7	12.4	4.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	58	58	59	60	60	62	63	63	64	65
Cloudier (%)	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	43	42	42	41	40	40	38	37	37	36	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	64	36
31	65	35

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dodoma gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	10
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	5
16	5
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	10	11	12	14	15	17	18	19	21	22	23	25	26	27	29	30	32	33	35	37	39	42
Comfortable (%)	46	48	50	52	54	55	56	57	58	58	60	61	61	62	62	63	63	63	63	64	63	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	58	57	54
Humid (%)	48	46	44	42	40	39	37	35	33	31	29	27	25	23	21	19	18	16	15	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	4	4
Muggy (%)	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	46	48	3
2	3	48	46	2
3	4	50	44	2
4	4	52	42	2
5	5	54	40	1
6	5	55	39	1
7	6	56	37	1
8	7	57	35	1
9	8	58	33	1
10	10	58	31	1
11	11	60	29	0
12	12	61	27	0
13	14	61	25	0
14	15	62	23	0
15	17	62	21	0
16	18	63	19	0
17	19	63	18	0
18	21	63	16	0
19	22	63	15	0
20	23	64	13	0
21	25	63	12	0
22	26	63	11	0
23	27	63	10	0
24	29	62	9	0
25	30	62	8	0
26	32	61	7	0
27	33	61	6	0
28	35	60	5	0
29	37	58	5	0
30	39	57	4	0
31	42	54	4	0

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 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 6:41 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:25 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44
Sunset (PM)	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:41	6:28
2	11.8	6:41	6:28
3	11.8	6:41	6:27
4	11.8	6:41	6:27
5	11.8	6:41	6:27
6	11.8	6:41	6:27
7	11.8	6:41	6:26
8	11.8	6:41	6:26
9	11.7	6:41	6:26
10	11.7	6:41	6:26
11	11.7	6:41	6:26
12	11.7	6:41	6:25
13	11.7	6:41	6:25
14	11.7	6:41	6:25
15	11.7	6:42	6:25
16	11.7	6:42	6:25
17	11.7	6:42	6:25
18	11.7	6:42	6:25
19	11.7	6:42	6:25
20	11.7	6:42	6:25
21	11.7	6:42	6:24
22	11.7	6:43	6:24
23	11.7	6:43	6:24
24	11.7	6:43	6:24
25	11.7	6:43	6:24
26	11.7	6:43	6:24
27	11.7	6:43	6:24
28	11.7	6:44	6:24
29	11.7	6:44	6:24
30	11.7	6:44	6:25
31	11.7	6:44	6:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.35 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Dodoma?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dodoma in May

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

In May, Dodoma sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Dodoma in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dodoma peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	16	14	11	10	11	11	13	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Dodoma?

Dodoma sits at 6.2°S, 35.7°E, 1,125 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mpwapwa, 85 km away.

Topography around Dodoma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dodoma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m around an average of 1,135 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m.

The land around Dodoma is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), shrubs (31%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

195 m

artificial surfaces 63%

16 km

457 m

grassland 41%

80 km

1,336 m

grassland 33%

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← April Dodoma year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Mpwapwa 85 km · Kibakwe 92 km · Kibaigwa 101 km · Manyoni 111 km · Izazi 114 km · Geiro 125 km · Kondoa 142 km · Itigi 149 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

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 Dodoma (-6.1722°, 35.7395°, elevation 1,125 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	18
10	29	18
11	29	18
12	29	18
13	29	18
14	29	18
15	29	18
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	29	18
25	29	17
26	29	17
27	29	17
28	29	17
29	29	17
30	29	17
31	29	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	64	36
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	10
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	5
16	5
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	46	48	3
2	3	48	46	2
3	4	50	44	2
4	4	52	42	2
5	5	54	40	1
6	5	55	39	1
7	6	56	37	1
8	7	57	35	1
9	8	58	33	1
10	10	58	31	1
11	11	60	29	0
12	12	61	27	0
13	14	61	25	0
14	15	62	23	0
15	17	62	21	0
16	18	63	19	0
17	19	63	18	0
18	21	63	16	0
19	22	63	15	0
20	23	64	13	0
21	25	63	12	0
22	26	63	11	0
23	27	63	10	0
24	29	62	9	0
25	30	62	8	0
26	32	61	7	0
27	33	61	6	0
28	35	60	5	0
29	37	58	5	0
30	39	57	4	0
31	42	54	4	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	18
10	29	18
11	29	18
12	29	18
13	29	18
14	29	18
15	29	18
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	29	18
25	29	17
26	29	17
27	29	17
28	29	17
29	29	17
30	29	17
31	29	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	64	36
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	10
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	5
16	5
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	46	48	3
2	3	48	46	2
3	4	50	44	2
4	4	52	42	2
5	5	54	40	1
6	5	55	39	1
7	6	56	37	1
8	7	57	35	1
9	8	58	33	1
10	10	58	31	1
11	11	60	29	0
12	12	61	27	0
13	14	61	25	0
14	15	62	23	0
15	17	62	21	0
16	18	63	19	0
17	19	63	18	0
18	21	63	16	0
19	22	63	15	0
20	23	64	13	0
21	25	63	12	0
22	26	63	11	0
23	27	63	10	0
24	29	62	9	0
25	30	62	8	0
26	32	61	7	0
27	33	61	6	0
28	35	60	5	0
29	37	58	5	0
30	39	57	4	0
31	42	54	4	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	18
10	29	18
11	29	18
12	29	18
13	29	18
14	29	18
15	29	18
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	29	18
25	29	17
26	29	17
27	29	17
28	29	17
29	29	17
30	29	17
31	29	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	64	36
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	10
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	5
16	5
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	46	48	3
2	3	48	46	2
3	4	50	44	2
4	4	52	42	2
5	5	54	40	1
6	5	55	39	1
7	6	56	37	1
8	7	57	35	1
9	8	58	33	1
10	10	58	31	1
11	11	60	29	0
12	12	61	27	0
13	14	61	25	0
14	15	62	23	0
15	17	62	21	0
16	18	63	19	0
17	19	63	18	0
18	21	63	16	0
19	22	63	15	0
20	23	64	13	0
21	25	63	12	0
22	26	63	11	0
23	27	63	10	0
24	29	62	9	0
25	30	62	8	0
26	32	61	7	0
27	33	61	6	0
28	35	60	5	0
29	37	58	5	0
30	39	57	4	0
31	42	54	4	0