Sokoni weather in May

In May, Sokoni sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 208 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 45% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Sokoni's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sokoni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
208 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:27 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
50%
8th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Sokoni is Tanzanian settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Sokoni reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°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)
12726
22726
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How May really feels in Sokoni

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sokoni weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 27°387.112.36.2
Feb29° / 27°305.812.26.1
Mar29° / 27°13319.3124.6
Apr28° / 26°27926.711.94.0
May27° / 25°2082211.74.9
Jun26° / 25°5514.411.66.2
Jul25° / 24°3711.811.76.7
Aug25° / 24°299.511.87.3
Sep26° / 24°237127.8
Oct26° / 25°5710.612.17.1
Nov27° / 26°8115.512.35.9
Dec28° / 26°7916.112.45.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35644
45644
55743
65842
75842
86040
96040
106139
116238
126337
136436
146535
156535
166634
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196931
207030
217030
227228
237327
247327
257426
267426
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307624
317723

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sokoni gets around 208 mm of rain over 22 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 71% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
281
380
479
579
678
777
876
976
1075
1174
1274
1373
1473
1573
1673
1772
1871
1971
2070
2169
2268
2367
2465
2564
2663
2762
2861
2959
3058
3156

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
117821
217920
318118
418217
518316
628414
728513
828612
928810
102899
112908
122917
132926
142935
152944
162944
172953
182962
192962
202962
212971
223961
233961
244951
254951
265941
276931
287930
298920
309910
3110900

Wind in May

Winds average 21 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
320light breeze
420breezy
520breezy
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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 6:26 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:266:12
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311.86:266:12
411.86:266:11
511.86:266:11
611.86:266:11
711.76:266:11
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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 4.66 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.6Bright
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244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sokoni

In seasonPeak

In May, Sokoni sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sokoni sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Sokoni's monsoon runs March–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Sokoni?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sokoni for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sokoni in May

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

In May, Sokoni sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Sokoni in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Sokoni in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sokoni peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sokoni 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 Sokoni is worst in January — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModerateJan 1919 µg/m³Nov 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sokoni?

Sokoni sits at 6.4°S, 39.5°E, 24 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Zanzibar, 49 km away.

VikinduBagamoyoKibaha

Topography around Sokoni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sokoni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m.

The land around Sokoni is covered by trees (39%), water (26%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, water (71%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
55 m
80 km
306 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Zanzibar 49 km · Magomeni 53 km · Dar es Salaam 53 km · Mapinga 57 km · Mwandege 67 km · Vikindu 70 km · Bagamoyo 71 km · Kibaha 79 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 Sokoni (-6.4333°, 39.55°, elevation 24 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).