Tarime weather in May

In May, Tarime sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 82 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-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 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 Tarime's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarime's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:41 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
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 Tarime reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Tarime weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°10117.312.15.1
Feb29° / 18°8114.2124.7
Mar29° / 18°12718.9124.4
Apr28° / 18°15421.4124.3
May28° / 18°8215.311.95.4
Jun28° / 18°347.611.96.3
Jul28° / 18°215.211.96.3
Aug29° / 18°398.2125.7
Sep29° / 18°5010.5125.1
Oct29° / 18°9316.4124.4
Nov28° / 18°15522.412.14.3
Dec27° / 18°14721.512.14.7

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 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32476
42476
52575
62674
72773
82773
92971
103070
113169
123268
133466
143565
153664
163961
174060
184159
194456
204555
214555
224753
234951
245050
255248
265446
275545
285545
295545
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tarime gets around 82 mm of rain over 15.3 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 49% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
170
270
369
469
568
667
766
865
963
1061
1159
1257
1355
1452
1550
1648
1746
1844
1942
2040
2139
2237
2336
2434
2533
2632
2732
2832
2931
3031
3131

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1056926
2056926
3057025
4057025
5057124
6067024
7067123
8077122
9077122
10087121
11097219
120107218
130117217
140137116
150147214
160167113
170177112
180187111
19020719
20022708
21023707
22025687
23027676
24028675
25130645
26131635
27132634
28133624
29234604
30234604
31235594

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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316calm

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 6:41 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:416:38
212.06:416:38
312.06:416:38
412.06:416:38
511.96:416:38
611.96:416:38
711.96:416:38
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1911.96:416:37
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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 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.59 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
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95.5Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tarime?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tarime for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tarime in May

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

In May, Tarime sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Tarime 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 Tarime is worst in July — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (October, 28 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1545 µg/m³Oct 2328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug35Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tarime?

Tarime sits at 1.4°S, 34.4°E, 1,398 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Sirari, 16 km away.

Topography around Tarime

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarime has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 1,416 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 989 m.

The land around Tarime is covered by shrubs (32%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (33%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
222 m
16 km
568 m
80 km
989 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Sirari 16 km · Isebania 18 km · Matongo 22 km · Kihancha 33 km · Migori 34 km · Shirati 49 km · Awendo 52 km · Butiama 64 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 Tarime (-1.35°, 34.3667°, elevation 1,398 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).