Chililabombwe weather in May

In May, Chililabombwe sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 3 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 56% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chililabombwe's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chililabombwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:22 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
37%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Chililabombwe is city.

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 Chililabombwe reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Chililabombwe weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°29028.812.63.6
Feb26° / 18°24124.912.43.8
Mar26° / 18°2002412.14.4
Apr26° / 17°427.711.76.9
May26° / 15°3111.48.4
Jun25° / 13°00.111.39.2
Jul25° / 12°0011.39.3
Aug28° / 15°0011.68.3
Sep31° / 18°20.511.96.2
Oct31° / 20°234.212.35.0
Nov29° / 19°1551912.64.3
Dec26° / 18°26628.212.73.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27426
37426
47525
57525
67624
77723
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chililabombwe gets around 3 mm of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1543412
2563311
3593110
461309
564288
666277
768266
871245
972235
1074224
1177203
1278193
1380182
1481172
1583161
1684151
1785141
1886131
1987130
2088120
2188120
2289110
2389110
2490100
2590100
269190
279190
289280
299280
309370
319460

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:195:53
211.66:195:52
311.56:195:52
411.56:195:52
511.56:205:51
611.56:205:51
711.56:205:51
811.56:205:50
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1011.56:215:50
1111.56:215:49
1211.56:215:49
1311.56:215:49
1411.46:225:48
1511.46:225:48
1611.46:225:48
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1811.46:235:47
1911.46:235:47
2011.46:235:47
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2211.46:245:47
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2611.46:255:46
2711.46:255:46
2811.36:255:46
2911.36:265:46
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3111.36:265:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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205.4Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Chililabombwe

In seasonPeak

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

Chililabombwe's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Chililabombwe?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chililabombwe in May

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

In May, Chililabombwe sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chililabombwe in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chililabombwe peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 highExtremeJan 20UV 16Jun 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Chililabombwe 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 Chililabombwe is worst in August — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (April, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateAug 1772 µg/m³Apr 1914 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul55Unhealthy
Aug74Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct37Poor
Nov20Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chililabombwe?

Chililabombwe sits at 12.4°S, 27.8°E, 1,316 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Chingola, 19 km away.

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Topography around Chililabombwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chililabombwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 1,311 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 465 m.

The land around Chililabombwe is covered by cropland (33%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
278 m
80 km
465 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Chingola 19 km · Chambishi 39 km · Mufulira 50 km · Mokambo 57 km · Kalulushi 61 km · Kitwe 65 km · Lubumbashi 87 km · Kipushi 91 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,318
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.2
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
20.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 573
Religion
Protestant 75%Roman Catholic 20%other 3%none 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 Chililabombwe (-12.3648°, 27.8229°, elevation 1,316 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).