Mhango weather in May

In May, Mhango sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 31 mm of rain across 5.5 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 31% 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 Mhango's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mhango's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:49 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
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 Mhango 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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Mhango 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° / 18°10917.712.25.1
Feb29° / 19°8213.912.14.9
Mar29° / 19°11617.3124.7
Apr28° / 19°11015.211.95.3
May29° / 19°315.511.96.2
Jun29° / 18°71.411.86.5
Jul29° / 18°30.511.86.7
Aug30° / 19°152.311.96.0
Sep31° / 19°305.5125.2
Oct30° / 19°7811.912.14.6
Nov28° / 19°14920.412.14.5
Dec27° / 18°13720.612.24.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33862
43862
54060
64159
74357
84357
94456
104555
114753
124753
134951
145050
155149
165248
175347
185446
195545
205545
215644
225743
235842
245842
255941
266040
276040
286139
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mhango gets around 31 mm of rain over 5.5 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 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
234
333
432
531
630
729
828
926
1025
1123
1222
1320
1418
1517
1616
1714
1813
1912
2011
219
229
238
247
257
266
276
286
296
306
316

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14225024
24234923
35244922
45264821
55274820
65294719
76314618
86324517
97344315
108374214
118394013
129413812
1310433610
141245349
151347328
161548307
171650286
181850266
192051245
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212451214
222652193
232851183
243050173
253249162
263448152
273647152
283846142
294044142
304243132
314541132

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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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 6:49 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:496:42
211.96:496:42
311.96:496:42
411.96:496:42
511.96:496:42
611.96:496:41
711.96:496:41
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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 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Mhango

In seasonPeak

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

Mhango's rainy season runs October–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 Mhango?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mhango in May

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

In May, Mhango sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mhango 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 Mhango 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
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Mhango 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 Mhango is worst in January — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1923 µg/m³May 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mhango?

Mhango sits at 3.3°S, 32.9°E, 1,217 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Misungwi, 55 km away.

IsakaSengerema

Topography around Mhango

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mhango has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 1,201 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m.

The land around Mhango is covered by cropland (65%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
299 m
80 km
450 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Misungwi 55 km · Ngudu 64 km · Kasamwa 67 km · Kahama 67 km · Old Shinyanga 68 km · Usagara 69 km · Isaka 69 km · Sengerema 72 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 Mhango (-3.2833°, 32.85°, elevation 1,217 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).