Kibondo weather in May

In May, Kibondo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 54 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-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 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kibondo's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kibondo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:58 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Kibondo is town in Kigoma, 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 Kibondo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°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 on par with June.

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312717

Kibondo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°13722.112.24.6
Feb27° / 17°10518.112.14.8
Mar27° / 17°14523124.5
Apr26° / 17°16322.211.94.5
May27° / 17°549.511.86.5
Jun27° / 17°40.911.87.7
Jul28° / 16°10.311.87.5
Aug29° / 17°71.511.96.4
Sep30° / 18°225.1125.5
Oct29° / 18°7212.912.15.0
Nov27° / 17°13621.612.24.5
Dec26° / 17°15923.312.24.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
33070
43070
53268
63367
73466
83565
93664
103862
113961
123961
134159
144159
154258
164357
174456
184456
194654
204654
214753
224753
234852
244951
255149
265149
275347
285347
295446
305446
315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kibondo gets around 54 mm of rain over 9.5 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 30% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
257
355
454
552
650
748
846
944
1042
1140
1237
1335
1432
1530
1628
1726
1824
1922
2021
2119
2217
2315
2414
2513
2612
2711
2810
299
308
317

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
10117613
20117712
30127612
40137611
50147511
60167410
70177310
8019729
9020719
10022708
11025678
12027667
13130627
14132616
15135586
16237556
17339535
18341515
19443494
20545474
21547443
22649423
23850402
24951382
251053361
261252351
271353331
281554310
291753300
301854280
312054260

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
66calm
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126calm
136calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 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 6:58 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:586:51
211.96:586:50
311.96:586:50
411.96:586:50
511.96:586:50
611.96:586:50
711.96:586:49
811.96:586:49
911.96:586:49
1011.96:586:49
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1611.86:586:48
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1911.86:596:48
2011.86:596:48
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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 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Kibondo

In seasonPeak

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

Kibondo's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Kibondo?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kibondo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kibondo in May

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

In May, Kibondo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kibondo 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 Kibondo peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kibondo 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 Kibondo is worst in July — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (April, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1962 µg/m³Apr 1618 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun43Poor
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep32Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kibondo?

Kibondo sits at 3.6°S, 30.7°E, 1,505 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Cendajuru, 36 km away.

ZanandoreKarusiBugaramaGitegaDiobahikaUyovu

Topography around Kibondo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kibondo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 1,430 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 984 m.

The land around Kibondo is covered by cropland (41%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), grassland (30%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
391 m
80 km
984 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Cendajuru 36 km · Kakonko 43 km · Zanandore 77 km · Karusi 82 km · Bugarama 82 km · Gitega 90 km · Diobahika 93 km · Uyovu 96 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 Kibondo (-3.5864°, 30.7203°, elevation 1,505 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).