Malampaka weather in May

In May, Malampaka sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 23 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Malampaka's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malampaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:46 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Malampaka reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Malampaka weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°1301912.25.0
Feb29° / 19°911412.14.9
Mar29° / 19°12616.8124.7
Apr28° / 19°10613.911.95.4
May29° / 19°234.111.96.3
Jun29° / 18°5111.86.6
Jul29° / 18°20.311.86.8
Aug30° / 18°81.411.96.2
Sep31° / 19°152.9125.3
Oct31° / 20°558.112.14.6
Nov29° / 19°13716.512.14.5
Dec28° / 19°16819.912.24.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24159
34258
44258
54456
64555
74555
84753
94852
104951
115050
125248
135347
145446
155644
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216139
226139
236238
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266337
276436
286535
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316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Malampaka gets around 23 mm of rain over 4.1 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 13% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
226
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524
623
722
821
919
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1117
1215
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1413
1512
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1710
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207
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226
236
245
255
265
275
285
295
305
315

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15294917
25304816
36314816
46334715
56344614
67354413
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99404011
1010423810
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213151162
223351142
233650131
243849121
254147111
264346101
27454591
28474391
29494291
30514081
31533881

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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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 6:46 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:466:40
211.96:466:40
311.96:466:39
411.96:466:39
511.96:466:39
611.96:466:39
711.96:466:39
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911.96:466:38
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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 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Malampaka

In seasonPeak

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

Malampaka'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 Malampaka?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Malampaka in May

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

In May, Malampaka sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Malampaka 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 Malampaka peaks around March 14 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 14UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Malampaka 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 Malampaka is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJan 2018 µg/m³May 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Malampaka?

Malampaka sits at 3.1°S, 33.5°E, 1,250 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Shanwa, 26 km away.

Topography around Malampaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malampaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 1,247 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m.

The land around Malampaka is covered by cropland (87%) within 3 km, cropland (87%) within 16 km, and cropland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
400 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Shanwa 26 km · Nyalikungu 28 km · Ngudu 29 km · Songwa 43 km · Mwadui 47 km · Old Shinyanga 49 km · Somanda 53 km · Lalago 58 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 Malampaka (-3.1333°, 33.5333°, elevation 1,250 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. 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).