Tukuyu weather in May

In May, Tukuyu sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 120 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tukuyu's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tukuyu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
5th coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:54 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Tukuyu is city.

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 21°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tukuyu reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Tukuyu 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
Jan25° / 17°46528.712.53.8
Feb25° / 17°3772512.33.9
Mar24° / 17°49728.612.13.8
Apr22° / 16°39826.711.83.9
May21° / 14°12018.111.65.3
Jun20° / 11°339.511.56.2
Jul19° / 11°339.211.56.3
Aug21° / 12°246.311.77.4
Sep24° / 13°254.311.98.1
Oct26° / 15°11611.612.26.7
Nov26° / 16°3061912.45.2
Dec25° / 17°45325.612.54.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
33070
43070
53268
63367
73466
83565
93565
103664
113763
123763
133763
143763
153862
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203961
214060
224060
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244258
254357
264456
274456
284555
294555
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tukuyu gets around 120 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
272
371
470
568
667
766
865
963
1062
1161
1261
1360
1460
1559
1658
1758
1857
1956
2055
2154
2253
2352
2451
2549
2648
2746
2844
2943
3041
3140

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
124157
234354
334552
444750
544847
655045
755243
865341
965539
1065737
1175934
1276132
1376330
1476528
1576627
1676825
1776924
1877023
1977122
2087121
2187220
2297318
2397417
24107416
25127315
26137314
27157213
28177211
29207010
3022699
3125687

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:526:33
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311.76:526:32
411.76:536:32
511.66:536:32
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1911.66:556:29
2011.66:556:28
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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 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
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134.7Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tukuyu

In seasonPeak

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

Tukuyu's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Tukuyu?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tukuyu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tukuyu in May

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

In May, Tukuyu sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tukuyu 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 Tukuyu peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 16Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Tukuyu 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 Tukuyu is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodOct 1219 µg/m³May 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tukuyu?

Tukuyu sits at 9.3°S, 33.6°E, 1,431 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Katumba, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Tukuyu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tukuyu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m around an average of 1,418 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,230 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,473 m.

The land around Tukuyu is covered by trees (71%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), cropland (26%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
281 m
16 km
2,230 m
80 km
2,473 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Katumba 4.0 km · Kiwira 15 km · Ipinda 38 km · Kyela 43 km · Mbeya 45 km · Igurusi 50 km · Utengule 52 km · Chimala 60 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 Tukuyu (-9.25°, 33.65°, elevation 1,431 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).