Nangwa weather in May

In May, Nangwa sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 39 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nangwa's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nangwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
6th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:41 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Nangwa reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Nangwa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°20414.712.26.0
Feb26° / 16°15411.912.16.1
Mar25° / 16°16214.5126.1
Apr24° / 16°10115.811.95.9
May23° / 14°39811.87.0
Jun22° / 12°3111.77.9
Jul22° / 11°20.611.88.1
Aug23° / 12°20.511.98.3
Sep25° / 13°10.4128.6
Oct26° / 14°102.312.17.9
Nov26° / 15°606.812.27.1
Dec26° / 16°16012.912.36.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53268
63268
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123466
133466
143466
153466
163565
173565
183664
193763
203961
213961
224060
234258
244357
254456
264456
274555
284555
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nangwa gets around 39 mm of rain over 8 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 26% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
343
442
541
640
738
837
935
1034
1132
1231
1329
1428
1527
1625
1724
1823
1921
2020
2118
2217
2316
2415
2514
2613
2712
2811
2911
3010
319

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
157124
267123
367222
477221
587220
687319
797318
8107317
9127216
10137215
11157114
12177013
13196912
14216910
1523689
1625678
1727667
1829647
1932626
2034615
2137594
2239583
2341572
2443552
2546531
2648511
2750500
2852480
2954460
3056440
3159410

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
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1911calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:406:31
211.86:406:31
311.86:406:30
411.86:406:30
511.86:406:30
611.86:406:30
711.86:406:30
811.86:406:29
911.86:406:29
1011.86:406:29
1111.86:406:29
1211.86:406:29
1311.86:406:29
1411.86:406:29
1511.86:406:28
1611.86:416:28
1711.86:416:28
1811.86:416:28
1911.86:416:28
2011.86:416:28
2111.86:416:28
2211.86:416:28
2311.86:416:28
2411.86:426:28
2511.86:426:28
2611.86:426:28
2711.86:426:28
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2911.86:426:28
3011.86:436:28
3111.86:436:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
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215.0Bright
225.0Bright
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nangwa

In seasonPeak

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

Nangwa's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Nangwa?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nangwa in May

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

In May, Nangwa sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nangwa 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 Nangwa peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nangwa?

Nangwa sits at 4.5°S, 35.5°E, 1,837 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Katesh, 10 km away.

Topography around Nangwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nangwa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 857 m around an average of 1,871 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,906 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,402 m.

The land around Nangwa is covered by cropland (50%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
857 m
16 km
1,906 m
80 km
2,402 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Katesh 10 km · Bashanet 26 km · Dareda 30 km · Basotu 42 km · Babati 43 km · Dongobesh 45 km · Galappo 50 km · Kondoa 61 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 Nangwa (-4.4667°, 35.45°, elevation 1,837 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).