Maposeni weather in May

In May, Maposeni sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 28 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Maposeni's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maposeni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:49 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10
Density
116/km²
people per km²

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 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Maposeni reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Maposeni weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°24826.112.63.9
Feb27° / 19°22523.612.33.9
Mar27° / 19°28027.812.13.8
Apr26° / 18°13521.311.84.9
May25° / 15°286.911.57.4
Jun24° / 13°51.611.48.3
Jul23° / 12°51.311.48.2
Aug25° / 13°72.111.78.1
Sep27° / 15°61.711.97.7
Oct29° / 18°204.712.26.2
Nov30° / 19°699.912.55.0
Dec28° / 19°20721.512.64.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 35% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55248
65248
75347
85347
95347
105347
115446
125347
135347
145347
155248
165248
175248
185248
195149
205149
215248
225248
235149
245248
255248
265248
275248
285347
295347
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Maposeni gets around 28 mm of rain over 6.9 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 23% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
238
337
435
534
632
731
829
928
1027
1126
1224
1324
1423
1522
1621
1721
1820
1920
2019
2118
2217
2317
2416
2515
2614
2713
2812
2911
3010
319

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11285318
21305316
32335114
42355013
52375011
63384910
7340489
8342478
9444466
10545456
11646435
12648424
13749413
14850393
15951382
161051372
171152361
181252351
191352341
201452331
211553311
221653301
231753291
241953271
252054251
262253241
272354221
282554201
292754181
303054160
313253150

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:47 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:476:25
211.66:476:24
311.66:476:24
411.66:476:23
511.66:476:23
611.66:476:23
711.66:486:22
811.66:486:22
911.66:486:22
1011.66:486:22
1111.66:486:21
1211.56:486:21
1311.56:496:21
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1811.56:506:20
1911.56:506:20
2011.56:506:19
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2211.56:516:19
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2611.56:526:19
2711.56:526:19
2811.46:526:19
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3011.46:536:19
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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 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
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134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Maposeni

In seasonPeak

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

Maposeni's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Maposeni?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Maposeni in May

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

In May, Maposeni sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Maposeni 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 Maposeni peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 highExtremeFeb 19UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Maposeni 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 Maposeni is worst in September — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1740 µg/m³Dec 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Maposeni?

Maposeni sits at 10.6°S, 35.4°E, 978 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Songea, 29 km away.

MahanjeTingiMlangaliNjombe

Topography around Maposeni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maposeni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 982 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,609 m.

The land around Maposeni is covered by trees (31%), cropland (31%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (33%), trees (28%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
550 m
80 km
1,609 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Songea 29 km · Kigonsera 45 km · Mbinga 57 km · Matiri 58 km · Mahanje 73 km · Tingi 89 km · Mlangali 131 km · Njombe 154 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 Maposeni (-10.5833°, 35.4°, elevation 978 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).