Mwandiga weather in May

In May, Mwandiga sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 138 mm of rain across 18.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mwandiga's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mwandiga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
18.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:04 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Mwandiga is ward in Kigoma District, Kigoma Region.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mwandiga reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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232720
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272720
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292720
302720
312720

Mwandiga weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 20°30129.512.23.6
Feb26° / 20°24825.612.23.8
Mar26° / 20°32529.2123.6
Apr26° / 20°31328.311.93.6
May27° / 20°13818.611.85.3
Jun27° / 19°183.711.77.4
Jul28° / 19°30.811.77.9
Aug29° / 20°101.811.86.8
Sep29° / 21°386.7125.7
Oct28° / 21°17820.312.14.6
Nov26° / 20°32327.912.23.7
Dec25° / 20°35030.312.33.5

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32575
42674
52674
62773
72971
83070
93268
103367
113466
123664
133862
143961
154060
164258
174258
184357
194456
204555
214555
224753
234951
245050
255149
265248
275446
285446
295545
305644
315842

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mwandiga gets around 138 mm of rain over 18.6 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 59% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
189
288
386
485
583
681
779
877
975
1073
1170
1267
1365
1462
1559
1657
1755
1853
1951
2049
2147
2245
2343
2442
2540
2638
2737
2835
2934
3032
3130

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
10991
201090
301090
401189
501189
601288
701387
801486
901585
1001684
1101882
1202080
1302278
1402476
1502674
1602773
1702971
1813168
1913267
2013465
2113663
2213762
2323959
2424157
2534255
2634354
2744452
2854550
2964648
3074746
3184844

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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255calm
266calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 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 7:04 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:046:54
211.87:046:53
311.87:046:53
411.87:046:53
511.87:046:53
611.87:046:52
711.87:046:52
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1911.87:056:51
2011.87:056:51
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2611.87:066:51
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2811.77:066:51
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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 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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95.1Bright
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115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mwandiga

In seasonPeak

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

Mwandiga'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 Mwandiga?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Mwandiga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mwandiga in May

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

In May, Mwandiga sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mwandiga 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 Mwandiga peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Aug 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Mwandiga 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 Mwandiga is worst in July — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (April, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2146 µg/m³Apr 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul47Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct23Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mwandiga?

Mwandiga sits at 4.8°S, 29.7°E, 871 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kigoma, 6.0 km away.

VyandaUvinzaRumongeKalemieNgurukaGitega

Topography around Mwandiga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mwandiga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m around an average of 856 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,930 m.

The land around Mwandiga is covered by cropland (42%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, water (36%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
274 m
16 km
842 m
80 km
1,930 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kigoma 6.0 km · Kasulu 57 km · Vyanda 81 km · Uvinza 87 km · Rumonge 98 km · Kalemie 134 km · Nguruka 156 km · Gitega 159 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 Mwandiga (-4.83°, 29.6581°, elevation 871 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).