Mityana weather in May

In May, Mityana sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 159 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 Mityana's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mityana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
159 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:48 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
78%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Mityana is place in Central Uganda, Uganda.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mityana 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)
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312617

Mityana weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°7514.9125.4
Feb29° / 18°7715.7124.7
Mar28° / 18°13824.3124.2
Apr26° / 18°18327.4123.7
May26° / 18°15927124.0
Jun26° / 17°8918.4125.2
Jul26° / 17°7215.2125.7
Aug26° / 17°12422.9124.6
Sep27° / 17°14426.2124.0
Oct26° / 17°18228.5123.7
Nov26° / 17°17026.1123.9
Dec27° / 17°10619125.1

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4991
5991
6991
71189
81189
91288
101387
111486
121684
131684
141882
152080
162179
172377
182377
192575
202773
212872
222872
233070
243070
253169
263169
273268
283268
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mityana gets around 159 mm of rain over 27 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
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1093
1192
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1491
1590
1689
1788
1887
1986
2085
2184
2283
2382
2481
2580
2679
2777
2877
2976
3075
3174

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1694
2694
3694
4793
5793
6793
7793
8892
9892
10892
11991
12991
131090
141090
151189
161288
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191585
201684
211783
221882
232080
242278
252377
262575
272773
282971
293268
303466
313664

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 7 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
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317calm

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 6:49 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:496:50
212.06:496:49
312.06:486:49
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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 4.79 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
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264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Mityana?

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
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Mityana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mityana in May

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

In May, Mityana 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 Mityana 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 Mityana peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mityana 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 Mityana 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 Mityana?

Mityana sits at 0.4°N, 32.0°E, 1,199 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Gombe, 25 km away.

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Topography around Mityana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mityana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 1,210 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 551 m.

The land around Mityana is covered by trees (47%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (30%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
277 m
80 km
551 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Gombe 25 km · Namayumba 28 km · Kasanda 29 km · Bukomero 31 km · Bukuya 37 km · Kiziba 38 km · Mpigi 39 km · Kakiri 41 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 Mityana (0.4175°, 32.0228°, elevation 1,199 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).