Nsunga weather in May

In May, Nsunga sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 74 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nsunga's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nsunga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 74 mm; 13.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:52 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 5th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.9; out of 10

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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 Nsunga reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°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 on par with April and on par with June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	17
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	27	17
17	27	17
18	27	17
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16
29	27	16
30	27	16
31	27	16

Nsunga 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 16°	81	15.2	12.1	5.5
Feb	28° / 17°	66	12.5	12	5.3
Mar	28° / 17°	94	15.8	12	5.4
Apr	27° / 17°	109	18	12	5.0
May	27° / 17°	74	13.5	11.9	5.9
Jun	27° / 16°	37	6.1	11.9	7.0
Jul	27° / 15°	19	3.4	11.9	7.5
Aug	27° / 16°	62	10.6	12	6.4
Sep	27° / 16°	89	15.9	12	5.5
Oct	27° / 16°	141	21.4	12	4.7
Nov	26° / 16°	160	23.3	12.1	4.3
Dec	26° / 16°	120	19.7	12.1	5.0

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	18	19	20	21	21	22	23	24	26	26	29	29	32	33	36	37	39	40	43	43	44	46	47	47	49	50	50	50	51	51	52
Cloudier (%)	82	81	80	79	79	78	77	76	74	74	71	71	68	67	64	63	61	60	57	57	56	54	53	53	51	50	50	50	49	49	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	39	61
18	40	60
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	52	48

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nsunga gets around 74 mm of rain over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	60	60	59	58	58	57	56	55	54	52	51	49	47	46	44	43	41	40	38	37	35	34	32	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	59
4	58
5	58
6	57
7	56
8	55
9	54
10	52
11	51
12	49
13	47
14	46
15	44
16	43
17	41
18	40
19	38
20	37
21	35
22	34
23	32
24	31
25	30
26	29
27	28
28	27
29	27
30	26
31	26

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8	9	11	12	13
Humid (%)	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	43	45	47	49	51	54	56	58	60	62	64	66	68	69	71	71	72	72	72	72	70	70	69
Muggy (%)	61	61	61	61	61	60	59	58	57	55	53	51	49	46	43	41	39	36	34	32	29	27	25	24	22	21	20	19	19	18	18

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	39	61
2	0	39	61
3	0	39	61
4	0	39	61
5	0	39	61
6	0	40	60
7	0	41	59
8	0	42	58
9	0	43	57
10	0	45	55
11	0	47	53
12	0	49	51
13	0	51	49
14	0	54	46
15	1	56	43
16	1	58	41
17	1	60	39
18	2	62	36
19	2	64	34
20	2	66	32
21	3	68	29
22	4	69	27
23	4	71	25
24	5	71	24
25	6	72	22
26	7	72	21
27	8	72	20
28	9	72	19
29	11	70	19
30	12	70	18
31	13	69	18

Wind in May

Winds average 6 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 11 h 54 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 6:53 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:50 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:54
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:53	6:50
2	12.0	6:53	6:50
3	12.0	6:53	6:50
4	12.0	6:53	6:50
5	12.0	6:52	6:50
6	12.0	6:52	6:50
7	12.0	6:52	6:50
8	12.0	6:52	6:50
9	12.0	6:52	6:49
10	12.0	6:52	6:49
11	12.0	6:52	6:49
12	12.0	6:52	6:49
13	12.0	6:52	6:49
14	11.9	6:52	6:49
15	11.9	6:52	6:49
16	11.9	6:52	6:49
17	11.9	6:52	6:49
18	11.9	6:52	6:49
19	11.9	6:52	6:49
20	11.9	6:52	6:49
21	11.9	6:52	6:49
22	11.9	6:53	6:49
23	11.9	6:53	6:49
24	11.9	6:53	6:49
25	11.9	6:53	6:49
26	11.9	6:53	6:49
27	11.9	6:53	6:50
28	11.9	6:53	6:50
29	11.9	6:53	6:50
30	11.9	6:53	6:50
31	11.9	6:54	6:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nsunga?

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

5.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nsunga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nsunga in May

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

In May, Nsunga sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nsunga 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 Nsunga peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	15	16	15	12	10	11	11	13	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Nsunga 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 Nsunga 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	28	24	18	13	14	20	24	26	21	16	16	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	24	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Nsunga?

Nsunga sits at 1.1°S, 31.4°E, 1,202 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Katerero, 47 km away.

Topography around Nsunga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nsunga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 1,200 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m.

The land around Nsunga is covered by shrubs (36%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), trees (27%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

177 m

shrubs 36%

16 km

192 m

grassland 41%

80 km

770 m

grassland 34%

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← April Nsunga year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Katerero 47 km · Bukoba 51 km · Kamachumu 58 km · Kasaali 61 km · Nakivale Refugee Camp 63 km · Isingiro 70 km · Kalisizo 72 km · Nshamba 75 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

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 Nsunga (-1.1439°, 31.3947°, elevation 1,202 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	17
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	27	17
17	27	17
18	27	17
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16
29	27	16
30	27	16
31	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	39	61
18	40	60
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	59
4	58
5	58
6	57
7	56
8	55
9	54
10	52
11	51
12	49
13	47
14	46
15	44
16	43
17	41
18	40
19	38
20	37
21	35
22	34
23	32
24	31
25	30
26	29
27	28
28	27
29	27
30	26
31	26

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	39	61
2	0	39	61
3	0	39	61
4	0	39	61
5	0	39	61
6	0	40	60
7	0	41	59
8	0	42	58
9	0	43	57
10	0	45	55
11	0	47	53
12	0	49	51
13	0	51	49
14	0	54	46
15	1	56	43
16	1	58	41
17	1	60	39
18	2	62	36
19	2	64	34
20	2	66	32
21	3	68	29
22	4	69	27
23	4	71	25
24	5	71	24
25	6	72	22
26	7	72	21
27	8	72	20
28	9	72	19
29	11	70	19
30	12	70	18
31	13	69	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	17
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	27	17
17	27	17
18	27	17
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16
29	27	16
30	27	16
31	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	39	61
18	40	60
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	59
4	58
5	58
6	57
7	56
8	55
9	54
10	52
11	51
12	49
13	47
14	46
15	44
16	43
17	41
18	40
19	38
20	37
21	35
22	34
23	32
24	31
25	30
26	29
27	28
28	27
29	27
30	26
31	26

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	39	61
2	0	39	61
3	0	39	61
4	0	39	61
5	0	39	61
6	0	40	60
7	0	41	59
8	0	42	58
9	0	43	57
10	0	45	55
11	0	47	53
12	0	49	51
13	0	51	49
14	0	54	46
15	1	56	43
16	1	58	41
17	1	60	39
18	2	62	36
19	2	64	34
20	2	66	32
21	3	68	29
22	4	69	27
23	4	71	25
24	5	71	24
25	6	72	22
26	7	72	21
27	8	72	20
28	9	72	19
29	11	70	19
30	12	70	18
31	13	69	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	17
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	27	17
17	27	17
18	27	17
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16
29	27	16
30	27	16
31	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	39	61
18	40	60
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	59
4	58
5	58
6	57
7	56
8	55
9	54
10	52
11	51
12	49
13	47
14	46
15	44
16	43
17	41
18	40
19	38
20	37
21	35
22	34
23	32
24	31
25	30
26	29
27	28
28	27
29	27
30	26
31	26

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	39	61
2	0	39	61
3	0	39	61
4	0	39	61
5	0	39	61
6	0	40	60
7	0	41	59
8	0	42	58
9	0	43	57
10	0	45	55
11	0	47	53
12	0	49	51
13	0	51	49
14	0	54	46
15	1	56	43
16	1	58	41
17	1	60	39
18	2	62	36
19	2	64	34
20	2	66	32
21	3	68	29
22	4	69	27
23	4	71	25
24	5	71	24
25	6	72	22
26	7	72	21
27	8	72	20
28	9	72	19
29	11	70	19
30	12	70	18
31	13	69	18