Nshamba weather in May

In May, Nshamba sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 75 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nshamba's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nshamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:52 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 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 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Nshamba reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12617
22617
32617
42617
52617
62617
72617
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102617
112617
122617
132617
142617
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222617
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242617
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282617
292617
302617
312617

Nshamba weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°10118.112.15.3
Feb27° / 17°7614.312.15.5
Mar27° / 17°11818.1125.2
Apr26° / 17°13619.4124.9
May26° / 17°7513.311.96.1
Jun26° / 16°285.111.97.3
Jul27° / 16°132.811.97.8
Aug26° / 16°549.311.96.7
Sep26° / 16°8216125.6
Oct26° / 16°14122.2124.8
Nov25° / 16°15924.412.14.3
Dec25° / 16°13321.712.14.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22377
32476
42575
52674
62674
72872
82971
93070
103367
113367
123664
133763
143961
154060
164159
174456
184555
194654
204753
214951
224951
235050
245149
255248
265248
275347
285347
295347
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nshamba gets around 75 mm of rain over 13.3 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 62% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
162
261
360
460
559
658
757
855
954
1052
1151
1249
1347
1445
1543
1642
1740
1838
1937
2035
2134
2232
2331
2429
2528
2627
2726
2825
2925
3024
3123

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1016138
2016138
3016237
4016237
5016336
6016435
7016534
8016633
9016732
10026830
11026929
12027127
13037126
14037324
15047323
16057421
17067519
18077518
19087616
20097615
210107713
220127612
230137710
24015769
25016768
26018757
27020737
28021736
29123706
30125686
31126676

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 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 6:53 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:536:49
211.96:536:49
311.96:536:49
411.96:536:49
511.96:536:48
611.96:526:48
711.96:526:48
811.96:526:48
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1011.96:526:48
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1211.96:526:48
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1711.96:536:48
1811.96:536:48
1911.96:536:48
2011.96:536:48
2111.96:536:48
2211.96:536:48
2311.96:536:48
2411.96:536:48
2511.96:536:48
2611.96:536:48
2711.96:536:48
2811.96:546:48
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3111.96:546:48

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nshamba?

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
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nshamba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nshamba in May

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

In May, Nshamba sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Nshamba 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 Nshamba is worst in January — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1927 µg/m³Apr 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nshamba?

Nshamba sits at 1.8°S, 31.6°E, 1,540 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kamachumu, 21 km away.

NsungaChatoBiharamuloMhalambaKayonza

Topography around Nshamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nshamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m around an average of 1,517 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 662 m.

The land around Nshamba is covered by grassland (35%), shrubs (33%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and water (33%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
249 m
16 km
478 m
80 km
662 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kamachumu 21 km · Katerero 49 km · Bukoba 59 km · Nsunga 75 km · Chato 96 km · Biharamulo 97 km · Mhalamba 101 km · Kayonza 116 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 Nshamba (-1.7983°, 31.5511°, elevation 1,540 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).