Lugoba weather in May

In May, Lugoba sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 116 mm of rain across 18 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lugoba's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lugoba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
116 mm
18 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:32 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Lugoba reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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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22821
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42821
52821
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312819

How May really feels in Lugoba

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Lugoba 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
Jan32° / 23°8913.412.33.7
Feb32° / 23°8012.112.23.6
Mar31° / 23°16623.3123.1
Apr29° / 22°18925.211.93.5
May28° / 20°1161811.75.0
Jun28° / 19°288.911.66.6
Jul28° / 18°217.211.76.8
Aug28° / 18°299.811.86.1
Sep29° / 19°299.5125.4
Oct30° / 20°7113.712.14.5
Nov31° / 22°9018.112.33.8
Dec31° / 23°11118.912.43.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33763
43862
53961
64060
74159
84258
94555
104555
114753
124852
134951
144951
154951
165149
175248
185248
195347
205446
215545
225743
235743
245842
256040
266139
276238
286436
296535
306634
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lugoba gets around 116 mm of rain over 18 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 58% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
272
371
470
569
668
767
866
964
1063
1162
1261
1360
1459
1559
1658
1757
1856
1955
2054
2153
2252
2351
2450
2549
2648
2747
2846
2944
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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1032176
2032275
3042373
4042571
5042670
6042868
7042967
8053164
9053362
10053659
11053857
12054055
13054253
14054550
15044749
16044947
17045145
18045343
19045541
20045739
21055738
22055936
23066034
24066133
25076231
26186229
27196228
281106326
291116424
302126422
312146420

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:31 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:316:17
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311.86:316:17
411.86:316:16
511.86:316:16
611.86:316:16
711.76:316:16
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2711.76:346:14
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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 4.53 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
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104.5Bright
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154.5Bright
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184.5Bright
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204.6Bright
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244.6Bright
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264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lugoba

In seasonPeak

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

Lugoba's rainy season runs March–May, 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 Lugoba?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lugoba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lugoba in May

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

In May, Lugoba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lugoba 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 60 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 Lugoba 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 Lugoba peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Lugoba 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 Lugoba is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateJul 1822 µg/m³Nov 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lugoba?

Lugoba sits at 6.5°S, 38.3°E, 250 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Chalinze, 21 km away.

KibahaMapingaMadizini

Topography around Lugoba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lugoba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 251 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,554 m.

The land around Lugoba is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
415 m
80 km
1,554 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Chalinze 21 km · Ngerengere 41 km · Mvomero 43 km · Mlandizi 52 km · Bagamoyo 63 km · Kibaha 73 km · Mapinga 83 km · Madizini 84 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 Lugoba (-6.45°, 38.3333°, elevation 250 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. 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).