Kiziba weather in May

In May, Kiziba sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 178 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kiziba's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiziba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
178 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:46 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kiziba reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°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)
12618
22618
32618
42618
52618
62618
72618
82618
92618
102618
112618
122618
132618
142618
152618
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182618
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202618
212618
222618
232617
242617
252617
262617
272617
282617
292617
302617
312617

Kiziba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°7815.3125.4
Feb28° / 18°8115.3124.8
Mar27° / 18°14123.2124.3
Apr26° / 18°19727.3123.7
May26° / 18°17826.9124.0
Jun26° / 17°11221.1124.8
Jul26° / 17°8516.8125.5
Aug26° / 17°12922.9124.6
Sep26° / 17°14625.9124.0
Oct26° / 17°17827.6123.9
Nov26° / 17°16625.8124.0
Dec27° / 17°10419.6125.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2892
3892
4892
5991
61090
71090
81090
91189
101288
111387
121486
131684
141783
151882
161981
172179
182278
192476
202476
212674
222674
232872
242971
252971
263070
273169
283169
293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kiziba gets around 178 mm of rain over 26.9 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 87% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
392
492
592
693
793
893
992
1092
1192
1291
1390
1490
1589
1688
1787
1886
1985
2084
2184
2283
2382
2481
2581
2680
2780
2879
2979
3079
3178

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14595
15595
16694
17694
18793
19892
20892
21991
221090
231189
241288
251486
261585
271783
281882
292080
302278
312476

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 6 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
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:476:48
212.06:476:48
312.06:476:48
412.06:476:48
512.06:476:48
612.06:476:48
712.06:476:48
812.06:466:48
912.06:466:48
1012.06:466:48
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2112.06:466:48
2212.06:466:48
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2512.06:476:48
2612.06:476:48
2712.06:476:48
2812.06:476:48
2912.06:476:49
3012.06:476:49
3112.06:476:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.69 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kiziba?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kiziba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kiziba in May

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

In May, Kiziba sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kiziba 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 Kiziba peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 17UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kiziba 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 Kiziba is worst in January — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 31 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1753 µg/m³May 1031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar37Poor
Apr32Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kiziba?

Kiziba sits at 0.5°N, 32.4°E, 1,146 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kakiri, 11 km away.

Topography around Kiziba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiziba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 1,148 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 566 m.

The land around Kiziba is covered by trees (66%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and trees (33%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
566 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kakiri 11 km · Namayumba 11 km · Wakiso 17 km · Bombo 20 km · Namasuba 21 km · Nansana 26 km · Kasangati 29 km · Kyengera 30 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,206
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 518
Religion
Protestant 45%Roman Catholic 39%Muslim 14%other 2%

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 Kiziba (0.5139°, 32.3506°, elevation 1,146 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).