Lukuledi weather in May

In May, Lukuledi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lukuledi's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lukuledi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:36 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
44%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Lukuledi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Lukuledi

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.

Lukuledi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°11816.412.53.5
Feb31° / 23°12316.112.33.6
Mar30° / 22°17322.712.13.5
Apr30° / 21°9313.711.84.7
May30° / 20°142.611.56.1
Jun29° / 18°20.411.47.0
Jul29° / 18°20.311.47.2
Aug30° / 18°10.411.76.5
Sep31° / 19°20.611.95.5
Oct32° / 20°102.412.24.6
Nov33° / 22°325.912.53.8
Dec32° / 23°9914.112.63.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46832
56931
67030
77030
87129
97129
107228
117327
127327
137327
147327
157327
167327
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197426
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237624
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277822
287822
297921
307921
318020

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lukuledi gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
219
318
416
515
614
713
812
912
1011
1110
129
139
148
158
168
178
187
197
207
216
226
236
245
255
264
274
283
293
302
312

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116245415
216265413
317275312
417295310
51830529
61932508
72933497
821035486
921136465
1021337444
1121438423
1231539413
1331640392
1431741372
1531841362
1631942341
1732043321
1832144311
1932245291
2042345271
2142446261
2242546251
2352546230
2452646220
2562746210
2662846190
2772846180
2882946170
2993145150
30103244140
31113343120

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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219calm
229calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 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 6:33 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:336:11
211.66:336:11
311.66:336:10
411.66:336:10
511.66:346:09
611.66:346:09
711.66:346:09
811.66:346:09
911.66:346:08
1011.66:346:08
1111.66:356:08
1211.56:356:07
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2511.56:386:05
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2811.46:386:05
2911.46:396:05
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3111.46:396:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lukuledi

In seasonPeak

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

Lukuledi's rainy season runs December–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 Lukuledi?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lukuledi in May

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

In May, Lukuledi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lukuledi in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lukuledi peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Lukuledi 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 Lukuledi is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 2418 µg/m³May 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lukuledi?

Lukuledi sits at 10.6°S, 38.8°E, 339 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Masasi, 17 km away.

Topography around Lukuledi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lukuledi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 322 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 659 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m.

The land around Lukuledi is covered by shrubs (38%), grassland (24%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), shrubs (30%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
659 m
80 km
864 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Masasi 17 km · Nachingwea 22 km · Nanganga 43 km · Nangomba 49 km · Ruangwa 57 km · Nyangao 59 km · Newala Kisimani 68 km · Newala 68 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 Lukuledi (-10.5667°, 38.8°, elevation 339 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).