Ushirombo weather in May

In May, Ushirombo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 33 mm of rain across 5.8 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ushirombo's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ushirombo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:53 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Ushirombo is town in Geita, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ushirombo 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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Ushirombo 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° / 18°12319.312.24.9
Feb28° / 18°8915.612.14.7
Mar28° / 18°13918.2124.8
Apr27° / 18°12617.311.95.1
May28° / 18°335.811.86.5
Jun29° / 18°30.811.86.7
Jul29° / 18°20.311.86.7
Aug30° / 19°91.611.96.1
Sep31° / 19°244.1125.4
Oct30° / 19°6310.712.14.8
Nov28° / 18°1572012.24.5
Dec27° / 18°15122.512.24.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23763
33763
43862
54060
64060
74060
84357
94357
104456
114456
124654
134753
144753
154951
164951
175149
185149
195149
205248
215347
225446
235545
245545
255644
265644
275842
285842
295842
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ushirombo gets around 33 mm of rain over 5.8 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 19% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
237
336
434
533
632
730
829
927
1026
1124
1222
1321
1419
1518
1617
1715
1814
1913
2012
2111
2210
239
248
257
267
276
286
295
305
315

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11125433
21135432
31145530
42155429
52165527
62175526
72195524
82215423
93235321
103265120
113285118
123314916
134344715
144374613
155404412
165424211
176454010
18747389
19849358
20950347
211052326
221154305
231354285
241554274
251754263
261954243
272154232
282353222
292651212
302850202
313149191

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
88calm
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118calm
128calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 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 6:53 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:536:46
211.96:536:46
311.96:536:45
411.96:536:45
511.96:536:45
611.96:536:45
711.96:536:45
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1911.86:536:44
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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 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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85.5Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ushirombo

In seasonPeak

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

Ushirombo'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 Ushirombo?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ushirombo in May

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

In May, Ushirombo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ushirombo 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 Ushirombo peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Ushirombo 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 Ushirombo is worst in January — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 2016 µg/m³May 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ushirombo?

Ushirombo sits at 3.5°S, 32.0°E, 1,186 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Masumbwe, 29 km away.

GeitaKahamaKasamwa

Topography around Ushirombo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ushirombo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 1,196 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m.

The land around Ushirombo is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
260 m
80 km
620 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Masumbwe 29 km · Buseresere 50 km · Diobahika 52 km · Uyovu 54 km · Katoro 55 km · Geita 75 km · Kahama 80 km · Kasamwa 88 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 Ushirombo (-3.4919°, 31.9639°, elevation 1,186 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).