Ikungi weather in May

In May, Ikungi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.3 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 26°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 Ikungi's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ikungi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:44 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
55%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Ikungi is town in Singida 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 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ikungi reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Ikungi 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
Jan26° / 17°16918.112.35.3
Feb27° / 18°11514.912.25.5
Mar27° / 17°13515.2125.7
Apr26° / 17°7410.311.96.5
May26° / 16°122.311.87.9
Jun25° / 14°00.111.78.5
Jul25° / 14°0011.78.8
Aug26° / 14°0011.88.5
Sep28° / 15°00.1128.0
Oct29° / 17°61.212.16.7
Nov29° / 18°495.712.25.9
Dec27° / 18°13914.912.35.5

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 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34753
44852
54852
64852
74951
84951
95050
105050
115149
125248
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266139
276139
286337
296337
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ikungi gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
117
216
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515
614
714
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1310
149
158
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282
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302
312

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186329
296328
3106327
4126325
5136324
6146323
7166222
8176221
9196120
10216118
11245917
12265816
13285814
14315613
15335512
16355510
1738539
1840528
1942517
2045496
2147485
2249474
2351463
2454442
2555432
2658411
2759401
2861381
2964360
3066340
3168320

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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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 6:43 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:436:33
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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 5.44 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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55.4Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ikungi

In seasonPeak

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

Ikungi's rainy season runs December–March, 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 Ikungi?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ikungi in May

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

In May, Ikungi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ikungi 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 Ikungi peaks around March 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ikungi 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 Ikungi is worst in October — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.0× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1523 µg/m³May 195 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug10Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ikungi?

Ikungi sits at 5.1°S, 34.8°E, 1,525 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Puma, 15 km away.

Manyoni

Topography around Ikungi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ikungi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 1,518 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,031 m.

The land around Ikungi is covered by cropland (37%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), shrubs (30%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
256 m
80 km
1,031 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Puma 15 km · Mungaa 23 km · Singida 35 km · Sepuka 50 km · Ilongero 53 km · Igugunu 65 km · Mtinko 66 km · Manyoni 69 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 Ikungi (-5.1333°, 34.7667°, elevation 1,525 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).