Sengerema weather in May

In May, Sengerema sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 44 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Sengerema's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sengerema's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:49 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Sengerema reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Sengerema weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°11218.812.15.1
Feb28° / 19°8313.812.15.1
Mar28° / 19°12217.5124.9
Apr28° / 19°12817.311.95.0
May28° / 19°447.711.96.3
Jun29° / 19°193.311.86.5
Jul29° / 18°81.311.96.7
Aug29° / 19°355.511.96.0
Sep29° / 19°6610.6125.4
Oct28° / 19°14419.612.14.7
Nov27° / 19°1972412.14.2
Dec27° / 19°1672312.24.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43367
53565
63565
73664
83862
93961
103961
114258
124456
134555
144753
154852
165050
175149
185248
195347
205446
215545
225644
235743
245842
255941
266040
276139
286139
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sengerema gets around 44 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
242
341
440
539
638
737
836
934
1033
1131
1229
1328
1426
1525
1623
1722
1821
1919
2018
2117
2216
2315
2414
2514
2613
2713
2813
2913
3013
3113

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11104148
21114247
31124245
41134344
51134442
61144441
71164539
81174537
91184635
101204633
111224631
121234629
131254627
142274625
152294623
163314521
174324420
184344418
195354317
206374216
217384014
229393913
2310403713
2411413612
2513413512
2614413311
2716413211
2817413111
2919413011
3020402911
3122402811

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:49 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:496:44
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311.96:496:43
411.96:496:43
511.96:496:43
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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 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sengerema

In seasonPeak

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

Sengerema's rainy season runs October–January, 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 Sengerema?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sengerema in May

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

In May, Sengerema sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sengerema 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 Sengerema peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Sengerema 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 Sengerema is worst in January — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1923 µg/m³May 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sengerema?

Sengerema sits at 2.7°S, 32.6°E, 1,254 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kasamwa, 32 km away.

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Topography around Sengerema

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sengerema has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 1,245 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m.

The land around Sengerema is covered by cropland (44%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
208 m
80 km
670 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kasamwa 32 km · Mwanza 32 km · Usagara 39 km · Kisesa 45 km · Geita 52 km · Misungwi 52 km · Mhalamba 72 km · Mhango 72 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 Sengerema (-2.6667°, 32.65°, elevation 1,254 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).