Manyoni weather in May

In May, Manyoni sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-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 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Manyoni's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manyoni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:45 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
54%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Manyoni is town in Singida Region, Tanzania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Manyoni reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Manyoni weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°16017.512.35.3
Feb28° / 18°11414.212.25.5
Mar27° / 18°12413.8125.9
Apr27° / 18°6010.411.96.4
May27° / 17°92.311.77.7
Jun26° / 15°10.111.78.5
Jul25° / 14°0011.78.8
Aug26° / 15°10.111.88.5
Sep28° / 16°00.1127.9
Oct30° / 18°40.912.16.5
Nov30° / 19°424.612.35.5
Dec29° / 19°13013.912.35.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
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55149
65149
75050
85149
95149
105149
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276139
286337
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316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Manyoni gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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311

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1454393
2456373
3558352
4559342
5660322
6761311
7862291
8963271
91162261
101263241
111464220
121664200
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142064160
152263150
162463130
172662120
182862100
19306190
20326170
21346060
22356050
23375940
24395830
25405730
26425620
27445420
28455410
29475210
30495010
31514810

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
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614light breeze
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814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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3114light breeze

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 6:44 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:446:32
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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 5.51 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.5Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Manyoni

In seasonPeak

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

Manyoni's rainy season runs December–March, 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 Manyoni?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Manyoni for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Manyoni in May

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

In May, Manyoni sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Manyoni 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 Manyoni peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Manyoni 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 Manyoni is worst in October — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1315 µg/m³May 145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Manyoni?

Manyoni sits at 5.8°S, 34.8°E, 1,265 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Itigi, 39 km away.

IkungiMganduPumaMungaaSingidaDodomaSepuka

Topography around Manyoni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manyoni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 1,267 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 861 m.

The land around Manyoni is covered by cropland (36%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (31%), trees (24%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (33%), cropland (24%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
324 m
80 km
861 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Itigi 39 km · Ikungi 69 km · Mgandu 81 km · Puma 84 km · Mungaa 87 km · Singida 104 km · Dodoma 111 km · Sepuka 116 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 Manyoni (-5.75°, 34.8333°, elevation 1,265 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).