Nebbi weather in May

In May, Nebbi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 107 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:49 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
67%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Nebbi is place in Northern Region of 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Nebbi reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
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92718
102718
112718
122718
132718
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202718
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272718
282718
292718
302717
312717

Nebbi weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°16311.96.2
Feb30° / 18°224.411.95.4
Mar29° / 18°7711.2125.1
Apr27° / 18°12716.912.15.1
May27° / 18°10714.812.15.7
Jun26° / 17°12814.812.15.8
Jul26° / 16°16117.912.15.5
Aug26° / 16°20221.112.14.9
Sep26° / 16°16619.6125.0
Oct26° / 17°18422.111.94.7
Nov26° / 17°9716.211.95.5
Dec28° / 17°295.611.96.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32674
42674
52773
62872
72872
82971
93070
103169
113367
123367
133466
143565
153664
163763
173862
184060
194258
204258
214258
224456
234456
244555
254753
264753
274753
284753
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nebbi gets around 107 mm of rain over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
258
358
458
557
657
756
856
955
1054
1153
1252
1351
1450
1548
1647
1746
1845
1944
2043
2142
2241
2340
2440
2539
2639
2739
2840
2940
3041
3142

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12908
22908
32908
42908
53898
63907
73907
83907
93916
104906
114915
124915
135905
146904
156904
167903
178893
189883
1910882
2010882
2111872
2212862
2313852
2414842
2515832
2616831
2716831
2817821
2918811
3019801
3119801

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:506:55
212.16:506:55
312.16:506:55
412.16:506:55
512.16:506:55
612.16:496:55
712.16:496:55
812.16:496:55
912.16:496:55
1012.16:496:55
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1312.16:496:55
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1912.16:486:55
2012.16:486:56
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2212.16:486:56
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2712.16:496:56
2812.16:496:57
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3012.16:496:57
3112.16:496:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
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135.6Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
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215.7Bright
225.7Bright
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275.6Bright
285.5Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nebbi

In seasonPeak

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

Nebbi'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 Nebbi?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nebbi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nebbi in May

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

In May, Nebbi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Nebbi 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 Nebbi peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 16UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Nebbi 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 Nebbi is worst in January — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (April, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2350 µg/m³Apr 2315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar26Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nebbi?

Nebbi sits at 2.5°N, 31.1°E, 1,015 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Paidha, 13 km away.

PakwachAruAruaDjuguAnakaKobokoYumbe

Topography around Nebbi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nebbi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m around an average of 1,017 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,804 m.

The land around Nebbi is covered by grassland (41%) and shrubs (30%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), shrubs (21%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
300 m
16 km
816 m
80 km
1,804 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Paidha 13 km · Pakwach 46 km · Aru 51 km · Arua 63 km · Djugu 90 km · Anaka 96 km · Koboko 105 km · Yumbe 111 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 Nebbi (2.4783°, 31.0889°, elevation 1,015 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).