Moyo weather in May

In May, Moyo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 136 mm of rain across 19.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Moyo's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:44 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Moyo is human settlement.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Moyo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313021

How May really feels in Moyo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 22 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
22
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Moyo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°91.811.84.0
Feb35° / 23°133.611.93.0
Mar34° / 23°6210.9122.9
Apr32° / 22°14618.712.13.2
May30° / 22°13619.412.23.9
Jun29° / 21°12319.612.24.2
Jul28° / 20°14622.212.24.2
Aug28° / 20°17424.912.13.8
Sep29° / 20°14720.8124.0
Oct29° / 21°20323.411.93.7
Nov30° / 21°13216.511.84.1
Dec32° / 21°254.911.84.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42773
52773
62971
72971
82971
93070
103268
113268
123565
133565
143763
153862
163961
174060
184258
194258
204357
214357
224555
234555
244654
254654
264852
274753
284852
294852
304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Moyo gets around 136 mm of rain over 19.4 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 62% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
164
264
365
465
565
665
765
865
965
1065
1165
1265
1364
1464
1563
1662
1762
1861
1961
2060
2160
2259
2359
2459
2559
2659
2760
2860
2960
3061
3161

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
117623
207624
307624
407525
507426
607426
707426
807327
907327
1007327
1107327
1207327
1317326
1417425
1517524
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1917821
2017920
2118019
2218118
2318217
2418217
2518316
2618316
2718415
2818415
2918514
3018514
3118514

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
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235calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:476:54
212.16:466:54
312.16:466:54
412.16:466:54
512.16:466:54
612.16:466:54
712.16:456:54
812.16:456:54
912.16:456:54
1012.26:456:54
1112.26:456:54
1212.26:456:54
1312.26:456:54
1412.26:456:54
1512.26:446:54
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1912.26:446:55
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3112.26:456:56

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
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245.7Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Moyo

In seasonPeak

In May, Moyo sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Moyo's rainy season runs April–November, 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 Moyo?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moyo.

What to pack for Moyo in May

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

In May, Moyo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 16UV 15Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Moyo 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 Moyo is worst in January — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (April, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateUnhealthyJan 13103 µg/m³Apr 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb43Poor
Mar21Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Moyo?

Moyo sits at 3.7°N, 31.7°E, 973 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Adjumani, 32 km away.

YumbePajokKobokoAruaGuluAnakaTorit

Topography around Moyo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moyo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 954 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 934 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,049 m.

The land around Moyo is covered by shrubs (43%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%), trees (31%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
934 m
80 km
1,049 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Adjumani 32 km · Yumbe 57 km · Pajok 87 km · Koboko 89 km · Arua 115 km · Gulu 117 km · Anaka 120 km · Torit 126 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 Moyo (3.6609°, 31.7247°, elevation 973 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).