Urunda weather in May

In May, Urunda sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 53% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Urunda's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urunda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:51 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

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 Urunda reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°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 on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Urunda weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°14919.512.44.8
Feb28° / 19°12917.312.34.8
Mar28° / 19°13516.612.15.0
Apr29° / 18°406.911.86.0
May29° / 17°40.711.67.0
Jun28° / 15°0011.58.2
Jul27° / 14°0011.58.6
Aug28° / 15°0011.77.9
Sep30° / 17°10.111.96.6
Oct31° / 18°192.112.25.5
Nov31° / 19°456.712.44.8
Dec29° / 19°11014.812.54.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
27129
37129
47228
57327
67426
77426
87624
97624
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117723
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308416
318317

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Urunda gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
134615
236595
338575
441554
543534
645514
748493
850473
952453
1055432
1158402
1260382
1363361
1464351
1566331
1668311
1769301
1872280
1973270
2075250
2176240
2277230
2378220
2480200
2581190
2682180
2783170
2884160
2985150
3086140
3187130

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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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 6:49 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:496:31
211.76:496:31
311.76:496:30
411.76:496:30
511.76:496:30
611.76:496:29
711.76:506:29
811.76:506:29
911.66:506:29
1011.66:506:28
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1411.66:516:28
1511.66:516:27
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1911.66:516:27
2011.66:526:27
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2211.66:526:27
2311.66:526:26
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2511.66:536:26
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2711.66:536:26
2811.56:536:26
2911.56:546:26
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3111.56:546:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Urunda

In seasonPeak

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

Urunda's rainy season runs December–March, 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 Urunda?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Urunda for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Urunda in May

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

In May, Urunda sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Urunda 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 Urunda peaks around March 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Urunda 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 Urunda is worst in October — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1620 µg/m³May 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Urunda?

Urunda sits at 8.7°S, 34.3°E, 1,050 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Rujewa, 11 km away.

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Topography around Urunda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urunda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 1,048 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,994 m.

The land around Urunda is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%), cropland (26%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
1,994 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Rujewa 11 km · Chimala 38 km · Ilembula 42 km · Igurusi 54 km · Makumbako 63 km · Mtwango 68 km · Njombe 93 km · Mbeya 97 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 Urunda (-8.65°, 34.3°, elevation 1,050 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).