Mtwango weather in May

In May, Mtwango sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Mtwango's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mtwango's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
5th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:49 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Mtwango is town in Njombe 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 22°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mtwango reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Mtwango weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°21625.812.54.3
Feb24° / 16°19823.312.34.2
Mar23° / 16°18124.812.14.4
Apr22° / 15°5612.611.86.1
May22° / 13°92.411.67.9
Jun21° / 11°10.111.58.3
Jul20° / 11°00.111.58.2
Aug22° / 11°10.111.78.5
Sep23° / 12°20.311.98.8
Oct25° / 14°133.312.28.2
Nov25° / 15°498.612.46.9
Dec24° / 16°15019.612.55.3

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 30% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
45545
55644
65743
75743
85941
95941
106040
116040
126139
136139
146238
156238
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186337
196337
206436
216436
226634
236634
246733
256733
266931
277030
287030
297129
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mtwango gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
114
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313
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512
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711
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910
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1110
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283
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312

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
123707
225696
327676
429665
532635
634624
736604
838593
941563
1044542
1146522
1249502
1352471
1454451
1556431
1658420
1760400
1861390
1963370
2064360
2166340
2268320
2369310
2471290
2572280
2674260
2776240
2878220
2979210
3081190
3183170

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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3115light breeze

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 6:47 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:476:29
211.76:476:28
311.76:486:28
411.76:486:28
511.76:486:27
611.76:486:27
711.66:486:27
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2711.56:526:24
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3111.56:536:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mtwango

In seasonPeak

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

Mtwango's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Mtwango?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Mtwango for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Mtwango in May

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

In May, Mtwango sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Mtwango 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 Mtwango peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mtwango 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 Mtwango is worst in October — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1620 µg/m³May 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mtwango?

Mtwango sits at 9.0°S, 34.8°E, 1,767 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Makumbako, 19 km away.

ChimalaMlangaliMafinga

Topography around Mtwango

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mtwango has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 1,774 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,233 m.

The land around Mtwango is covered by cropland (69%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%), trees (27%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
2,233 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Makumbako 19 km · Ilembula 27 km · Njombe 37 km · Rujewa 58 km · Urunda 68 km · Chimala 87 km · Mlangali 91 km · Mafinga 96 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 Mtwango (-9.0167°, 34.8°, elevation 1,767 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).