Geita weather in May

In May, Geita sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 60 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Geita's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Geita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:51 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Geita is town and capital of Geita Region, Tanzania.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Geita reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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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312818

Geita weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°13522.212.14.7
Feb28° / 18°9916.412.15.1
Mar28° / 18°14920.4124.8
Apr27° / 18°1632011.94.7
May27° / 18°609.711.96.4
Jun28° / 18°203.611.86.7
Jul29° / 18°91.511.96.8
Aug29° / 18°416.411.96.1
Sep28° / 18°8112.4125.4
Oct27° / 18°15221.412.14.7
Nov26° / 18°21526.312.14.0
Dec26° / 18°1912512.24.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32971
42971
52971
63169
73169
83367
93565
103664
113763
123961
134159
144357
154456
164555
174753
184852
194852
205050
215050
225149
235248
245347
255347
265545
275545
285644
295644
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Geita gets around 60 mm of rain over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
153
252
351
449
548
646
745
843
942
1040
1138
1236
1334
1432
1530
1629
1727
1826
1925
2024
2122
2221
2320
2419
2518
2617
2717
2816
2916
3016
3116

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1185140
2185239
3195337
41105336
51115335
61125334
71135432
81145431
91165429
101185427
111195426
121225324
131245322
141265221
151285219
161305118
172325016
182344915
193354814
203374713
214384512
225404412
236414211
247424110
258433910
2610433810
271143379
281243359
291443349
301543349
311742329

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 8 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
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:51 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:516:45
211.96:516:45
311.96:516:45
411.96:516:45
511.96:516:45
611.96:516:44
711.96:516:44
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911.96:516:44
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1911.96:516:43
2011.96:526:43
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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 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
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215.7Bright
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255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Geita

In seasonPeak

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

Geita'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 Geita?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Geita in May

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

In May, Geita sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Geita 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 Geita peaks around March 15 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 15UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Geita 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 Geita is worst in January — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1922 µg/m³Oct 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Geita?

Geita sits at 2.9°S, 32.2°E, 1,268 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kasamwa, 22 km away.

UshiromboMhango

Topography around Geita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Geita has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m around an average of 1,315 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m.

The land around Geita is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), trees (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (33%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
356 m
16 km
694 m
80 km
621 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Kasamwa 22 km · Katoro 36 km · Mhalamba 41 km · Buseresere 43 km · Sengerema 52 km · Chato 58 km · Ushirombo 75 km · Mhango 82 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 Geita (-2.8725°, 32.2325°, elevation 1,268 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).