Lembeni weather in May

In May, Lembeni sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 81 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-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 7% 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 Lembeni's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lembeni's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 81 mm; 13.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:31 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.8; out of 10

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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 Lembeni reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

How May really feels in Lembeni

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lembeni weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 21°	33	5.8	12.2	4.5
Feb	33° / 21°	33	5.1	12.1	4.1
Mar	32° / 21°	81	12.1	12	3.8
Apr	30° / 21°	120	20.2	11.9	3.9
May	27° / 19°	81	13.3	11.8	5.8
Jun	26° / 17°	12	3.1	11.8	7.2
Jul	26° / 16°	8	2.4	11.8	7.4
Aug	27° / 17°	9	2.1	11.9	7.3
Sep	29° / 18°	7	1.7	12	6.3
Oct	31° / 19°	27	5.6	12.1	5.2
Nov	31° / 20°	43	8.7	12.2	4.7
Dec	31° / 21°	40	8.8	12.2	4.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	31	31	30	30	30	29	28	28	28	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30
Cloudier (%)	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	69	69	70	70	70	71	72	72	72	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lembeni gets around 81 mm of rain over 13.3 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 42% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	63	62	61	60	59	58	57	55	53	52	50	48	47	45	44	42	41	39	37	36	34	33	32	30	29	28	27	26	24	23	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	62
3	61
4	60
5	59
6	58
7	57
8	55
9	53
10	52
11	50
12	48
13	47
14	45
15	44
16	42
17	41
18	39
19	37
20	36
21	34
22	33
23	32
24	30
25	29
26	28
27	27
28	26
29	24
30	23
31	21

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	15	16	17	19	21	23	25	27
Humid (%)	41	43	44	45	47	48	50	51	54	55	57	59	61	63	65	66	66	67	68	69	69	70	70	69	68	68	67	66	64	63	62
Muggy (%)	58	56	55	54	52	50	49	47	44	42	40	37	35	32	30	28	27	25	23	21	20	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	1	41	58
2	0	1	43	56
3	0	1	44	55
4	0	1	45	54
5	0	1	47	52
6	0	2	48	50
7	0	2	50	49
8	0	2	51	47
9	0	2	54	44
10	0	3	55	42
11	0	3	57	40
12	0	4	59	37
13	0	4	61	35
14	0	5	63	32
15	0	5	65	30
16	0	6	66	28
17	0	7	66	27
18	0	8	67	25
19	0	9	68	23
20	0	10	69	21
21	0	11	69	20
22	0	12	70	18
23	0	13	70	17
24	0	15	69	16
25	1	16	68	15
26	1	17	68	14
27	1	19	67	13
28	1	21	66	12
29	2	23	64	11
30	2	25	63	10
31	2	27	62	9

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 6:31 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:21 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:31	6:23
2	11.9	6:31	6:23
3	11.9	6:31	6:22
4	11.9	6:31	6:22
5	11.9	6:31	6:22
6	11.9	6:31	6:22
7	11.9	6:31	6:22
8	11.8	6:31	6:21
9	11.8	6:31	6:21
10	11.8	6:31	6:21
11	11.8	6:31	6:21
12	11.8	6:31	6:21
13	11.8	6:31	6:21
14	11.8	6:31	6:21
15	11.8	6:31	6:21
16	11.8	6:31	6:21
17	11.8	6:31	6:21
18	11.8	6:31	6:21
19	11.8	6:31	6:21
20	11.8	6:31	6:20
21	11.8	6:31	6:20
22	11.8	6:32	6:20
23	11.8	6:32	6:20
24	11.8	6:32	6:20
25	11.8	6:32	6:21
26	11.8	6:32	6:21
27	11.8	6:32	6:21
28	11.8	6:32	6:21
29	11.8	6:33	6:21
30	11.8	6:33	6:21
31	11.8	6:33	6:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lembeni?

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

5.8

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lembeni in May

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

In May, Lembeni sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Lembeni 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 Lembeni peaks around March 16 at about 15 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	16	15	12	10	11	11	13	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Lembeni?

Lembeni sits at 3.8°S, 37.6°E, 979 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Usangi, 11 km away.

Topography around Lembeni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lembeni has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 914 m around an average of 1,076 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,431 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,506 m.

The land around Lembeni is covered by cropland (30%), shrubs (29%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (59%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

914 m

cropland 30%

16 km

1,431 m

shrubs 59%

80 km

4,506 m

shrubs 49%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← April Lembeni year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Usangi 11 km · Same 34 km · Taveta 43 km · Moshi 58 km · Boma la Ngombe 72 km · Merelani 75 km · Mbuguni 78 km · Hedaru 86 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

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 Lembeni (-3.7833°, 37.6167°, elevation 979 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	62
3	61
4	60
5	59
6	58
7	57
8	55
9	53
10	52
11	50
12	48
13	47
14	45
15	44
16	42
17	41
18	39
19	37
20	36
21	34
22	33
23	32
24	30
25	29
26	28
27	27
28	26
29	24
30	23
31	21

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	1	41	58
2	0	1	43	56
3	0	1	44	55
4	0	1	45	54
5	0	1	47	52
6	0	2	48	50
7	0	2	50	49
8	0	2	51	47
9	0	2	54	44
10	0	3	55	42
11	0	3	57	40
12	0	4	59	37
13	0	4	61	35
14	0	5	63	32
15	0	5	65	30
16	0	6	66	28
17	0	7	66	27
18	0	8	67	25
19	0	9	68	23
20	0	10	69	21
21	0	11	69	20
22	0	12	70	18
23	0	13	70	17
24	0	15	69	16
25	1	16	68	15
26	1	17	68	14
27	1	19	67	13
28	1	21	66	12
29	2	23	64	11
30	2	25	63	10
31	2	27	62	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	62
3	61
4	60
5	59
6	58
7	57
8	55
9	53
10	52
11	50
12	48
13	47
14	45
15	44
16	42
17	41
18	39
19	37
20	36
21	34
22	33
23	32
24	30
25	29
26	28
27	27
28	26
29	24
30	23
31	21

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	1	41	58
2	0	1	43	56
3	0	1	44	55
4	0	1	45	54
5	0	1	47	52
6	0	2	48	50
7	0	2	50	49
8	0	2	51	47
9	0	2	54	44
10	0	3	55	42
11	0	3	57	40
12	0	4	59	37
13	0	4	61	35
14	0	5	63	32
15	0	5	65	30
16	0	6	66	28
17	0	7	66	27
18	0	8	67	25
19	0	9	68	23
20	0	10	69	21
21	0	11	69	20
22	0	12	70	18
23	0	13	70	17
24	0	15	69	16
25	1	16	68	15
26	1	17	68	14
27	1	19	67	13
28	1	21	66	12
29	2	23	64	11
30	2	25	63	10
31	2	27	62	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	62
3	61
4	60
5	59
6	58
7	57
8	55
9	53
10	52
11	50
12	48
13	47
14	45
15	44
16	42
17	41
18	39
19	37
20	36
21	34
22	33
23	32
24	30
25	29
26	28
27	27
28	26
29	24
30	23
31	21

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	1	41	58
2	0	1	43	56
3	0	1	44	55
4	0	1	45	54
5	0	1	47	52
6	0	2	48	50
7	0	2	50	49
8	0	2	51	47
9	0	2	54	44
10	0	3	55	42
11	0	3	57	40
12	0	4	59	37
13	0	4	61	35
14	0	5	63	32
15	0	5	65	30
16	0	6	66	28
17	0	7	66	27
18	0	8	67	25
19	0	9	68	23
20	0	10	69	21
21	0	11	69	20
22	0	12	70	18
23	0	13	70	17
24	0	15	69	16
25	1	16	68	15
26	1	17	68	14
27	1	19	67	13
28	1	21	66	12
29	2	23	64	11
30	2	25	63	10
31	2	27	62	9