Tabora weather in May

In May, Tabora sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Tabora's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tabora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:52 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
52%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Tabora is city in Tanzania.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tabora reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Tabora weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°15220.912.34.7
Feb28° / 19°11316.412.24.8
Mar28° / 19°12917.1125.0
Apr28° / 19°8012.211.95.8
May29° / 19°142.911.86.7
Jun29° / 18°00.111.77.0
Jul29° / 17°0011.77.2
Aug30° / 18°10.211.86.4
Sep31° / 20°20.4125.5
Oct32° / 21°183.112.14.8
Nov30° / 20°9411.612.24.7
Dec28° / 19°15519.712.34.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tabora gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.9 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 9% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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31584020

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 6:51 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:38 PM.

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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 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tabora

In seasonPeak

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

Tabora's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Tabora?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tabora in May

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

In May, Tabora sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tabora in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tabora peaks around February 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tabora?

Tabora sits at 5.0°S, 32.8°E, 1,191 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Tumbi, 12 km away.

SikongeUramboNzegaIsakaTindeKahama

Topography around Tabora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tabora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 1,203 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m.

The land around Tabora is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), shrubs (28%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

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88 m
16 km
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80 km
317 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Tumbi 12 km · Mabama 35 km · Sikonge 69 km · Urambo 86 km · Nzega 97 km · Isaka 125 km · Tinde 133 km · Kahama 134 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 Tabora (-5.0162°, 32.8266°, elevation 1,191 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).