Itigi weather in May

In May, Itigi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-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 31% 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 Itigi's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itigi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:46 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Itigi is place 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Itigi reaches about 27°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 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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Itigi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°14517.712.35.3
Feb27° / 18°1031412.25.5
Mar27° / 18°11414125.9
Apr27° / 18°558.411.96.7
May27° / 16°81.611.77.9
Jun26° / 15°00.111.78.5
Jul25° / 14°0011.78.8
Aug26° / 15°0011.88.6
Sep28° / 16°00.1128.1
Oct29° / 18°40.812.16.7
Nov30° / 19°434.712.35.7
Dec28° / 18°13214.512.35.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55050
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115248
125248
135248
145347
155347
165347
175446
185446
195644
205644
215743
225842
236040
246040
256139
266337
276337
286535
296634
306634
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Itigi gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.6 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 (%)
112
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511
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710
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98
108
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127
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146
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311

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1659332
2760312
3861301
4962281
51062271
61162261
71263241
81463230
91662220
101862200
112061190
122261170
132559160
142759140
152958130
163158110
173357100
18365590
19385480
20405370
21425350
22455140
23475030
24494930
25504820
26534610
27544510
28554410
29574210
30604000
31623800

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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3116light breeze

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 6:45 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:456:33
211.86:456:33
311.86:456:33
411.86:456:33
511.86:456:32
611.86:456:32
711.86:456:32
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2011.76:476:30
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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 5.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.46 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
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
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255.6Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Itigi

In seasonPeak

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

Itigi'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 Itigi?

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
7.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Itigi in May

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

In May, Itigi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Itigi 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 Itigi peaks around March 10 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 10UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Itigi 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 Itigi is worst in October — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1315 µg/m³May 145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Itigi?

Itigi sits at 5.7°S, 34.5°E, 1,300 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Manyoni, 39 km away.

IkungiPumaMungaaSingidaSepukaIlongero

Topography around Itigi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itigi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 1,302 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 823 m.

The land around Itigi is covered by cropland (41%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (26%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (29%), shrubs (29%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
823 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Manyoni 39 km · Mgandu 48 km · Ikungi 70 km · Puma 83 km · Mungaa 93 km · Singida 102 km · Sepuka 106 km · Ilongero 122 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 Itigi (-5.7°, 34.4833°, elevation 1,300 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).