Kabompo weather in May

In May, Kabompo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kabompo's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabompo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:38 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
29%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Kabompo 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kabompo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42916
52916
62916
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302815
312814

How May really feels in Kabompo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kabompo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°2702812.73.6
Feb27° / 18°23224.512.53.8
Mar28° / 18°18722.812.14.4
Apr28° / 17°386.511.76.4
May29° / 16°10.411.47.6
Jun27° / 13°0011.28.9
Jul27° / 13°0011.38.9
Aug30° / 15°0011.56.6
Sep33° / 19°30.911.94.4
Oct33° / 20°337.412.33.6
Nov30° / 19°16122.112.63.6
Dec27° / 18°25227.912.83.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28218
38416
48416
58416
68614
78614
88614
98614
108713
118713
128713
138713
148713
158713
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188812
198812
208812
218911
229010
239010
249010
25919
26919
27928
28928
29928
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kabompo gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 5% 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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16126112
2652591
3672481
4692371
5712261
6752050
7771940
8781840
9811630
10821530
11851320
12861220
13871120
14891010
1590910
1691810
1793700
1894600
1994600
2095500
2195500
2295500
2396400
2496400
2596400
2696400
2796400
2897300
2997300
3097300
3198200

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:356:06
211.56:356:06
311.56:356:05
411.56:356:05
511.56:366:04
611.56:366:04
711.56:366:04
811.46:366:03
911.46:366:03
1011.46:376:02
1111.46:376:02
1211.46:376:02
1311.46:376:01
1411.46:386:01
1511.46:386:01
1611.46:386:01
1711.46:396:00
1811.46:396:00
1911.36:396:00
2011.36:396:00
2111.36:406:00
2211.36:405:59
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2411.36:415:59
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2711.36:415:59
2811.36:425:59
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3011.36:425:59
3111.36:435:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
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215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kabompo

In seasonPeak

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

Kabompo'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 Kabompo?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kabompo in May

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

In May, Kabompo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kabompo 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 Kabompo peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kabompo 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 Kabompo is worst in September — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 13.4× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1479 µg/m³Apr 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May9Good
Jun20Moderate
Jul35Poor
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep83Unhealthy
Oct38Poor
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kabompo?

Kabompo sits at 13.6°S, 24.2°E, 1,113 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Manyinga, 24 km away.

MufumbweZambeziLukuluKaomaChavumaKasempaMwinilunga

Topography around Kabompo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabompo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 1,099 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m.

The land around Kabompo is covered by trees (38%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
133 m
80 km
224 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Manyinga 24 km · Mufumbwe 101 km · Zambezi 119 km · Lukulu 135 km · Kaoma 147 km · Chavuma 174 km · Kasempa 177 km · Mwinilunga 208 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 Kabompo (-13.5927°, 24.2008°, elevation 1,113 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).