Matiri weather in May

In May, Matiri sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 19 mm of rain across 5.4 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 25% 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 Matiri's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matiri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:51 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
54%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

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 Matiri 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 27°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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Matiri 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
Jan26° / 19°30427.412.63.8
Feb26° / 18°26124.512.43.9
Mar26° / 18°26328.512.13.8
Apr25° / 17°9919.811.85.2
May25° / 15°195.411.57.7
Jun24° / 13°30.711.48.5
Jul23° / 12°20.811.48.6
Aug25° / 13°20.511.68.5
Sep28° / 16°20.611.97.8
Oct29° / 18°184.712.26.1
Nov30° / 19°6910.512.55.0
Dec28° / 19°20622.912.64.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35644
45644
55644
65743
75743
85743
95842
105842
115842
125842
135941
145941
155941
165941
175842
185941
195941
205941
216040
226040
236040
246139
256139
266337
276337
286337
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Matiri gets around 19 mm of rain over 5.4 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 18% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
235
333
432
530
629
727
825
924
1022
1121
1219
1318
1417
1516
1615
1714
1814
1913
2012
2112
2211
2311
2410
259
269
278
287
297
306
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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1345502
2348472
3450442
4552412
5556381
6657361
7759331
8861301
91061281
101162261
111362241
121463221
131664200
141863190
152063170
162262160
172461150
182561140
192759140
202958130
213157120
223256120
233455110
243654100
25385390
26405280
27425080
28444970
29474760
30494550
31534340

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:49 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:496:26
211.66:496:26
311.66:496:26
411.66:496:25
511.66:496:25
611.66:506:25
711.66:506:24
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1011.66:506:23
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1211.56:516:23
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1511.56:516:22
1611.56:516:22
1711.56:526:22
1811.56:526:22
1911.56:526:21
2011.56:526:21
2111.56:536:21
2211.56:536:21
2311.56:536:21
2411.56:536:21
2511.56:546:21
2611.46:546:21
2711.46:546:21
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2911.46:556:20
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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 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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205.0Bright
214.9Bright
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244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Matiri

In seasonPeak

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

Matiri sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Matiri's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Matiri?

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
6.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Matiri in May

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

In May, Matiri sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Matiri 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 Matiri peaks around February 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 highExtremeFeb 16UV 16Jun 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Matiri 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 Matiri 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 Matiri?

Matiri sits at 10.8°S, 34.9°E, 1,324 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kigonsera, 17 km away.

SongeaMahanjeMlangaliNkhata Bay

Topography around Matiri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matiri has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m around an average of 1,284 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,157 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,616 m.

The land around Matiri is covered by cropland (45%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (28%), cropland (28%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and water (29%), trees (23%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
436 m
16 km
1,157 m
80 km
1,616 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwater
May weather nearby: Kigonsera 17 km · Mbinga 24 km · Maposeni 58 km · Tingi 63 km · Songea 82 km · Mahanje 102 km · Mlangali 115 km · Nkhata Bay 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 Matiri (-10.75°, 34.9°, elevation 1,324 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).