Igurusi weather in May

In May, Igurusi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Igurusi's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igurusi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:53 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Igurusi is Ward of Mbeya Region, Tanzania.

Density
204/km²
people per km²

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 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Igurusi reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42716
52716
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Igurusi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°17219.412.54.9
Feb26° / 17°13917.812.34.9
Mar26° / 17°18918.412.15.2
Apr26° / 16°10712.511.86.2
May26° / 15°101.911.68.2
Jun26° / 13°10.111.58.8
Jul25° / 12°0011.59.0
Aug26° / 13°00.111.78.7
Sep28° / 15°10.211.97.8
Oct29° / 16°352.712.26.6
Nov29° / 17°988.112.45.8
Dec27° / 17°15014.712.55.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
27030
37030
47030
57129
67129
77228
87228
97327
107327
117426
127426
137426
147426
157525
167624
177624
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197723
207723
217822
227921
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248020
258020
268020
278119
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308218
318218

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Igurusi gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
214
313
412
512
611
710
810
99
108
117
127
136
146
155
165
174
184
194
203
213
223
232
242
252
262
272
281
291
301
311

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
121709
223698
325687
428666
531636
634615
736595
839574
942544
1045523
1149493
1252462
1355432
1457412
1560391
1662371
1764351
1866331
1968311
2069301
2172280
2274260
2375250
2477230
2579210
2680200
2781190
2883170
2984160
3085150
3187130

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:516:33
211.76:516:32
311.76:516:32
411.76:516:32
511.76:516:31
611.76:516:31
711.76:526:31
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1411.66:536:29
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1711.66:536:29
1811.66:536:28
1911.66:546:28
2011.66:546:28
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2211.66:546:28
2311.66:546:28
2411.66:556:28
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2711.56:556:28
2811.56:556:28
2911.56:566:28
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3111.56:566:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
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185.6Bright
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205.5Bright
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265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Igurusi

In seasonPeak

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

Igurusi's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Igurusi?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Igurusi for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Igurusi in May

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

In May, Igurusi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Igurusi 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 Igurusi peaks around February 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Igurusi 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 Igurusi is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodOct 1219 µg/m³May 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Igurusi?

Igurusi sits at 8.8°S, 33.9°E, 1,258 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Chimala, 19 km away.

Topography around Igurusi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igurusi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m around an average of 1,278 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,692 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,473 m.

The land around Igurusi is covered by shrubs (40%), trees (25%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), shrubs (30%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), shrubs (28%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
314 m
16 km
1,692 m
80 km
2,473 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Chimala 19 km · Mbeya 44 km · Kiwira 49 km · Tukuyu 50 km · Katumba 50 km · Urunda 54 km · Utengule 57 km · Rujewa 61 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 Igurusi (-8.85°, 33.85°, elevation 1,258 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).