Kibaha weather in May

In May, Kibaha sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 128 mm of rain across 18.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kibaha's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kibaha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
128 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:30 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Kibaha is city in 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kibaha reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22923
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42923
52923
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How May really feels in Kibaha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 13 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
13
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kibaha weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 25°6012.512.34.1
Feb32° / 25°6210.612.23.9
Mar31° / 24°16423.1123.1
Apr30° / 23°20325.811.93.1
May29° / 22°12818.511.74.5
Jun29° / 21°287.911.66.0
Jul29° / 20°175.811.66.3
Aug29° / 20°236.711.86.0
Sep30° / 21°247.6125.5
Oct31° / 22°6312.212.24.6
Nov31° / 23°10418.812.33.7
Dec31° / 24°10419.412.43.6

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 31% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
34060
44159
54357
64357
74555
84654
94852
105050
115149
125248
135446
145545
155545
165644
175743
185941
195941
206040
216139
226238
236337
246337
256436
266535
276634
286733
296832
306832
316931

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kibaha gets around 128 mm of rain over 18.5 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 59% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
374
473
573
672
770
869
967
1066
1164
1263
1362
1461
1560
1659
1758
1857
1956
2055
2153
2252
2351
2451
2550
2649
2748
2846
2945
3043
3141

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106877
206886
307876
407885
508875
608884
709874
8010873
9011863
10011863
11012862
12013852
13014842
14014842
15015841
16015841
17016831
18017821
19017821
20018811
21019810
22020800
23021790
24121780
25122770
26123760
27124750
28225730
29227710
30329680
31331660

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
810calm
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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 36 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 6:29 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:296:14
211.86:296:14
311.86:296:14
411.76:296:14
511.76:296:13
611.76:296:13
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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 4.54 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
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244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kibaha

In seasonPeak

In May, Kibaha sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kibaha sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Kibaha's rainy season runs March–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Kibaha?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kibaha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kibaha in May

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

In May, Kibaha sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kibaha in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 44 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kibaha 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 Kibaha peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kibaha 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 Kibaha is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1522 µg/m³Nov 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kibaha?

Kibaha sits at 6.8°S, 38.9°E, 154 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mlandizi, 22 km away.

Topography around Kibaha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kibaha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m.

The land around Kibaha is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), trees (32%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
185 m
80 km
442 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Mlandizi 22 km · Mapinga 25 km · Bagamoyo 36 km · Magomeni 37 km · Dar es Salaam 39 km · Mwandege 47 km · Vikindu 50 km · Mkuranga 51 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 Kibaha (-6.7667°, 38.9167°, elevation 154 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).