Galappo weather in May

In May, Galappo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 51 mm of rain across 11.7 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Galappo's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Galappo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
6th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:39 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Galappo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)
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Galappo 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
Jan28° / 17°9811.912.25.8
Feb29° / 18°649.512.15.5
Mar28° / 18°10615.8125.2
Apr26° / 17°11321.711.94.9
May25° / 16°5111.711.86.5
Jun24° / 14°82.711.87.9
Jul24° / 13°61.711.88.2
Aug25° / 13°93.111.97.9
Sep27° / 14°72.4127.8
Oct28° / 16°24612.16.6
Nov28° / 17°6311.812.25.6
Dec28° / 18°9313.812.25.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33565
43466
53466
63466
73466
83367
93367
103367
113268
123268
133268
143367
153367
163367
173367
183466
193466
203664
213565
223763
233763
243862
253961
264060
274060
284159
294258
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Galappo gets around 51 mm of rain over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
256
355
454
553
652
751
849
948
1046
1145
1243
1342
1440
1539
1638
1736
1835
1934
2032
2131
2229
2328
2426
2525
2624
2723
2822
2920
3019
3118

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1144541
2145531
3247501
4248501
5249480
6251470
7253450
8354430
9356410
10457390
11559360
12660340
13761320
14862300
15963280
161163260
171264240
181464220
191565200
201765180
211965160
222164150
232265130
242464120
252663110
262861110
272961100
28316090
29335980
30355780
31375670

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
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 6:38 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:386:29
211.86:386:29
311.86:386:29
411.86:386:29
511.86:386:29
611.86:386:28
711.86:386:28
811.86:386:28
911.86:386:28
1011.86:386:28
1111.86:386:28
1211.86:386:27
1311.86:386:27
1411.86:386:27
1511.86:396:27
1611.86:396:27
1711.86:396:27
1811.86:396:27
1911.86:396:27
2011.86:396:27
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2211.86:396:27
2311.86:396:27
2411.86:406:27
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2711.86:406:27
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3011.86:416:27
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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 4.69 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
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204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
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244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Galappo

In seasonPeak

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

Galappo's rainy season runs November–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 Galappo?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Galappo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Galappo in May

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

In May, Galappo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Galappo 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 Galappo peaks around March 12 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 12UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Galappo?

Galappo sits at 4.3°S, 35.9°E, 1,379 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Babati, 12 km away.

Topography around Galappo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Galappo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m around an average of 1,407 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,262 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m.

The land around Galappo is covered by trees (51%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (34%), grassland (28%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
511 m
16 km
1,262 m
80 km
2,403 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Babati 12 km · Magugu 29 km · Dareda 34 km · Bashanet 48 km · Nangwa 50 km · Dongobesh 56 km · Mbulu 58 km · Katesh 59 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 Galappo (-4.2667°, 35.85°, elevation 1,379 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).