Iringa weather in May

In May, Iringa sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Iringa's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iringa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
6th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:44 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
45%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Iringa is city.

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 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Iringa reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Iringa weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°16223.712.44.6
Feb24° / 16°1262012.34.9
Mar24° / 16°13020.512.15.2
Apr23° / 16°5710.411.86.8
May23° / 14°71.511.78.5
Jun23° / 12°00.111.68.7
Jul22° / 12°0011.68.6
Aug23° / 12°0011.78.8
Sep24° / 13°10.3129.0
Oct26° / 14°81.912.28.3
Nov26° / 16°467.312.47.1
Dec25° / 16°13119.212.45.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26436
36436
46535
56634
66634
76832
86832
97030
107030
117228
127228
137327
147327
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Iringa gets around 7 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 12% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1167311
2187210
320719
422708
524697
626686
729665
831645
934624
1037603
1140573
1243552
1346522
1448502
1551481
1653461
1755441
1857421
1960400
2062380
2163370
2265350
2367330
2468320
2570300
2672280
2773270
2875250
2976240
3078220
3180200

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 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 6:42 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:426:26
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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 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Iringa

In seasonPeak

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

Iringa'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 Iringa?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Iringa in May

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

In May, Iringa sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Iringa 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 Iringa peaks around March 11 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 11UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Iringa 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 Iringa is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1920 µg/m³May 247 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Iringa?

Iringa sits at 7.8°S, 35.7°E, 1,625 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Ilula, 38 km away.

MafingaMlimbaIfakaraKibakweMalinyiKidatu

Topography around Iringa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iringa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m around an average of 1,613 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 671 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,181 m.

The land around Iringa is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
376 m
16 km
671 m
80 km
2,181 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ilula 38 km · Izazi 63 km · Mafinga 74 km · Mlimba 116 km · Ifakara 116 km · Kibakwe 138 km · Malinyi 138 km · Kidatu 139 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 Iringa (-7.7667°, 35.7°, elevation 1,625 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).