Mwanhuzi weather in May

In May, Mwanhuzi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Mwanhuzi's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mwanhuzi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:44 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
49%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mwanhuzi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Mwanhuzi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mwanhuzi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°11716.112.24.7
Feb30° / 19°8512.412.14.6
Mar30° / 19°9212.4124.7
Apr30° / 19°678.211.95.3
May30° / 19°142.511.86.1
Jun29° / 18°10.311.86.5
Jul29° / 17°10.111.86.9
Aug30° / 18°10.311.96.4
Sep31° / 19°20.5125.6
Oct32° / 20°111.812.14.8
Nov31° / 20°618.412.24.5
Dec29° / 19°13415.412.24.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
25050
35050
45248
55248
65446
75644
85743
95842
106040
116139
126238
136337
146436
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317129

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mwanhuzi gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
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615
715
814
913
1013
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1310
149
158
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311

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1648397
2649387
3650386
4651376
5751366
6752356
7754345
8855325
9957304
101058284
111158274
121261243
131461223
141661203
151862182
162062162
172261152
182561131
192761111
203059101
21325981
22355870
23375760
24395650
25425440
26445240
27465040
28484930
29504730
30524530
31544330

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412light breeze
512light breeze
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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 6:44 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:446:36
211.96:446:36
311.96:446:36
411.96:436:36
511.96:436:35
611.96:436:35
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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 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mwanhuzi

In seasonPeak

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

Mwanhuzi's rainy season runs November–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 Mwanhuzi?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mwanhuzi in May

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

In May, Mwanhuzi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mwanhuzi 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 Mwanhuzi peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mwanhuzi?

Mwanhuzi sits at 3.5°S, 34.3°E, 1,196 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Lalago, 41 km away.

NyalikunguShanwaMwaduiKiomboi

Topography around Mwanhuzi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mwanhuzi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 1,181 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 949 m.

The land around Mwanhuzi is covered by cropland (39%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and cropland (42%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
949 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Lalago 41 km · Somanda 44 km · Kishapu 51 km · Kisesa 53 km · Nyalikungu 70 km · Shanwa 73 km · Mwadui 79 km · Kiomboi 82 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 Mwanhuzi (-3.5272°, 34.3151°, elevation 1,196 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).