Mlangali weather in May

In May, Mlangali sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 61 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mlangali's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mlangali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:52 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Mlangali is town and ward in Njombe, 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 21°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mlangali reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Mlangali 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
Jan23° / 17°43629.512.53.6
Feb23° / 17°39325.612.33.8
Mar23° / 17°47030.112.13.6
Apr22° / 16°25825.911.84.1
May21° / 15°6112.911.66.1
Jun20° / 12°154.911.47.0
Jul19° / 12°123.811.57.2
Aug21° / 13°82.711.77.9
Sep23° / 14°71.611.98.6
Oct25° / 16°448.312.27.4
Nov25° / 17°17118.512.45.5
Dec24° / 17°40528.112.64.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44258
54258
64456
74555
84555
94555
104753
114654
124753
134753
144852
154753
164852
174753
184951
194951
205050
215050
225248
235248
245347
255347
265545
275545
285644
295644
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mlangali gets around 61 mm of rain over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
164
262
360
458
556
654
753
851
949
1047
1146
1244
1343
1441
1540
1639
1738
1837
1937
2036
2135
2234
2333
2432
2531
2630
2730
2829
2928
3027
3126

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
146630
246828
347026
457124
567222
667321
777419
887517
997516
10117415
11127513
12147412
13167311
14177211
15197110
1621709
1722699
1824688
1925678
2027667
2128657
2230646
2331636
2433625
2535605
2636604
2738584
2841563
2943543
3046522
3149502

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
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 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 6:29 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:496:29
211.76:496:29
311.66:506:28
411.66:506:28
511.66:506:28
611.66:506:27
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1911.56:526:24
2011.56:526:24
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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 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
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284.8Bright
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304.8Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mlangali

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mlangali's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Mlangali?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Mlangali for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mlangali in May

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

In May, Mlangali sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Mlangali 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 Mlangali peaks around February 19 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 17Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mlangali 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 Mlangali is worst in October — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1626 µg/m³May 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul11Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mlangali?

Mlangali sits at 9.8°S, 34.5°E, 1,739 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Njombe, 56 km away.

IpindaKyelaMtwangoMahanjeIlembulaMakumbako

Topography around Mlangali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mlangali has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m around an average of 1,830 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,049 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,371 m.

The land around Mlangali is covered by shrubs (34%), cropland (30%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (26%), trees (25%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
484 m
16 km
2,049 m
80 km
2,371 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Njombe 56 km · Karonga 66 km · Ipinda 75 km · Kyela 76 km · Mtwango 91 km · Mahanje 91 km · Ilembula 98 km · Makumbako 109 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 Mlangali (-9.7833°, 34.5167°, elevation 1,739 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).