Puma weather in May

In May, Puma sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Puma's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:44 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
54%
6th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
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 Puma reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°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)
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22616
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42616
52616
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72616
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112616
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Puma 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
Jan26° / 17°15517.712.35.4
Feb26° / 17°10714.412.25.6
Mar26° / 17°12815125.8
Apr26° / 17°709.411.96.7
May26° / 16°12211.88.0
Jun25° / 14°00.111.78.5
Jul25° / 14°0011.78.8
Aug26° / 14°0011.88.6
Sep28° / 15°10.1128.2
Oct29° / 16°61.112.17.0
Nov29° / 17°505.712.26.2
Dec27° / 17°13014.512.35.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34753
44951
54951
65149
75149
85248
95347
105446
115545
125545
135644
145743
155743
165743
175842
185941
195941
206040
216139
226238
236238
246436
256436
266535
276634
286634
296733
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Puma gets around 12 mm of rain over 2 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 7% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
213
313
412
512
612
711
811
910
1010
1110
129
139
148
158
167
176
186
195
205
214
223
233
243
252
262
272
282
292
301
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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1126424
2136423
3156322
4166321
5186220
6196219
7216118
8236017
9255916
10275815
11305614
12325513
13355411
14375310
1540519
1642498
1745488
1847467
1949456
2051445
2154424
2256413
2359392
2460382
2562371
2664351
2765341
2867321
2969310
3071290
3173270

Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
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1817light breeze
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2017light breeze
2117light breeze
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2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

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 6:43 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:436:33
211.86:436:33
311.86:436:33
411.86:436:32
511.86:436:32
611.86:436:32
711.86:436:32
811.86:446:32
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2611.76:466:30
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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 5.49 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
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205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.6Bright
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265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
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305.7Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Puma

In seasonPeak

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

Puma's rainy season runs December–March, 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 Puma?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Puma for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Puma in May

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

In May, Puma sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Puma 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 Puma peaks around March 14 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 14UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Puma 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 Puma is worst in October — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.0× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1523 µg/m³May 195 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug10Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puma?

Puma sits at 5.0°S, 34.7°E, 1,588 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Ikungi, 15 km away.

Basotu

Topography around Puma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 1,578 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 865 m.

The land around Puma is covered by grassland (37%), cropland (34%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
327 m
80 km
865 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ikungi 15 km · Mungaa 17 km · Singida 20 km · Sepuka 36 km · Ilongero 40 km · Igugunu 49 km · Mtinko 52 km · Basotu 80 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 Puma (-5°, 34.7333°, elevation 1,588 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).