Uvinza weather in May

In May, Uvinza sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 27 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:02 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Uvinza is town in western Tanzania in the highlands.

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 Uvinza 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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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212818
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Uvinza weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°15724.512.34.2
Feb28° / 18°11819.912.24.5
Mar27° / 18°14521.4124.6
Apr27° / 18°11617.411.95.1
May28° / 18°27511.87.0
Jun29° / 16°10.311.77.1
Jul29° / 16°10.211.77.0
Aug30° / 17°30.611.86.1
Sep31° / 19°81.8125.2
Oct31° / 19°578.812.14.7
Nov28° / 19°15019.512.24.5
Dec27° / 18°18724.812.34.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24159
34159
44357
54357
64456
74654
84654
94852
104951
115149
125248
135347
145446
155644
165743
175842
185941
196040
206139
216238
226238
236337
246436
256535
266634
276733
286832
296832
306931
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Uvinza gets around 27 mm of rain over 5 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 16% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
234
333
431
530
629
727
826
924
1022
1121
1219
1318
1416
1515
1613
1712
1811
1910
209
218
228
237
246
256
265
274
284
294
303
313

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1065539
2075538
3085636
4085834
5095833
60105931
70116029
80135928
90146026
100166024
110186022
120205921
131225819
141245817
151265716
161285615
172305513
182325412
192345311
203365110
21338499
22440488
23542467
24643446
25745436
26846415
27947405
281047394
291248374
301348363
311449343

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 7:01 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:016:50
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311.87:016:50
411.87:016:50
511.87:016:49
611.87:016:49
711.87:016:49
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911.87:016:49
1011.87:016:48
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1911.87:026:48
2011.87:026:47
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2311.77:036:47
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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 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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95.3Bright
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115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
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205.5Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Uvinza

In seasonPeak

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

Uvinza'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 Uvinza?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Uvinza in May

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

In May, Uvinza sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Uvinza 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 Uvinza peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 16Aug 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Uvinza 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 Uvinza is worst in July — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodJul 2437 µg/m³Apr 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun23Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep25Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Uvinza?

Uvinza sits at 5.1°S, 30.4°E, 996 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kasulu, 67 km away.

NgurukaMwandigaKigomaVyandaMpandaKalemieRumonge

Topography around Uvinza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uvinza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 1,037 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 m.

The land around Uvinza is covered by shrubs (44%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (40%), shrubs (30%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
379 m
80 km
997 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kasulu 67 km · Nguruka 72 km · Mwandiga 87 km · Kigoma 88 km · Vyanda 141 km · Mpanda 157 km · Kalemie 162 km · Rumonge 164 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 Uvinza (-5.1036°, 30.3911°, elevation 996 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).