Kiratu weather in May

In May, Kiratu sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 132 mm of rain across 19.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Kiratu's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiratu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
6th coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:38 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kiratu reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Kiratu weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°30514.412.26.2
Feb25° / 14°20011.512.16.4
Mar24° / 14°24516.8125.8
Apr22° / 14°21725.711.94.2
May21° / 13°13219.411.95.0
Jun20° / 11°35911.86.1
Jul19° / 10°23611.86.5
Aug20° / 10°226.411.96.7
Sep22° / 11°164.1127.6
Oct23° / 12°481012.16.9
Nov24° / 14°12916.412.25.8
Dec24° / 14°24817.312.25.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22377
32377
42377
52476
62476
72476
82674
92773
102773
112872
122872
132872
142872
153070
163070
173070
183169
193169
203268
213367
223367
233367
243466
253466
263664
273664
283664
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kiratu gets around 132 mm of rain over 19.4 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 62% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
282
381
481
580
679
778
877
976
1074
1173
1271
1370
1468
1566
1664
1762
1860
1957
2055
2153
2251
2349
2448
2546
2644
2743
2842
2941
3039
3138

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188210
29829
39829
410819
511818
612808
713807
814797
916786
1017776
1119765
1222735
1324724
1426704
1529674
1631663
1734633
1837612
1939592
2042562
2145541
2247521
2350501
2452471
2554460
2656440
2758420
2860400
2961390
3063370
3165350

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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217calm
227calm
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267calm
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317calm

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 6:38 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:386:31
211.96:386:31
311.96:386:31
411.96:386:30
511.96:386:30
611.96:386:30
711.96:386:30
811.96:386:30
911.96:386:30
1011.96:386:30
1111.96:386:29
1211.96:386:29
1311.96:386:29
1411.96:386:29
1511.96:386:29
1611.86:386:29
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1811.86:386:29
1911.86:386:29
2011.86:386:29
2111.86:396:29
2211.86:396:29
2311.86:396:29
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2611.86:396:29
2711.86:396:29
2811.86:406:29
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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 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.0Bright
44.9Bright
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64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
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184.9Bright
195.0Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kiratu

In seasonPeak

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

Kiratu's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Kiratu?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kiratu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kiratu in May

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

In May, Kiratu sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kiratu 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 Kiratu peaks around March 13 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 13UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kiratu?

Kiratu sits at 3.3°S, 35.7°E, 1,541 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mto wa Mbu, 20 km away.

MaguguDongobeshBabatiDaredaBashanet

Topography around Kiratu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiratu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 1,536 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,370 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,981 m.

The land around Kiratu is covered by trees (35%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
1,370 m
80 km
2,981 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Mto wa Mbu 20 km · Makuyuni 54 km · Mbulu 59 km · Magugu 77 km · Dongobesh 87 km · Babati 99 km · Dareda 99 km · Bashanet 104 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 Kiratu (-3.3333°, 35.6667°, elevation 1,541 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).