Kalomo weather in May

In May, Kalomo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kalomo's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalomo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
11°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:34 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
25%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

Kalomo 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kalomo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°19221.912.94.5
Feb27° / 18°15219.312.64.8
Mar27° / 17°1021612.15.7
Apr26° / 14°265.311.67.7
May25° / 11°30.611.29.1
Jun23° / 10.1119.2
Jul22° / 10.111.19.1
Aug26° / 11°0011.49.2
Sep29° / 15°20.511.97.2
Oct31° / 19°163.212.45.5
Nov30° / 19°9113.812.84.7
Dec27° / 18°18322134.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28911
38911
49010
59010
69010
79010
89010
9919
10919
11919
12919
13919
14919
15919
16919
17919
18919
19928
20928
21928
22928
23928
24928
25937
26937
27946
28946
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kalomo gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% 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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171245
272235
375214
477203
579183
680173
783152
884142
986131
1087121
1189101
129091
139181
149370
159460
169550
179550
189640
199730
209730
219730
229730
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249730
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269730
279820
289820
299820
309820
319820

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 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 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 6:29 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:295:53
211.46:305:53
311.46:305:52
411.46:305:52
511.36:315:51
611.36:315:51
711.36:315:50
811.36:325:50
911.36:325:49
1011.36:325:49
1111.36:325:48
1211.36:335:48
1311.26:335:48
1411.26:335:47
1511.26:345:47
1611.26:345:46
1711.26:345:46
1811.26:355:46
1911.26:355:46
2011.26:365:45
2111.26:365:45
2211.16:365:45
2311.16:375:45
2411.16:375:44
2511.16:375:44
2611.16:385:44
2711.16:385:44
2811.16:385:44
2911.16:395:44
3011.16:395:44
3111.16:395:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kalomo

In seasonPeak

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

Kalomo'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 Kalomo?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kalomo in May

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

In May, Kalomo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kalomo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kalomo peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 19UV 16Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kalomo 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 Kalomo is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (April, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1622 µg/m³Apr 195 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr5Good
May6Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kalomo?

Kalomo sits at 17.0°S, 26.5°E, 1,244 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Choma, 59 km away.

MaambaSinazongweLivingstoneVictoria FallsMonzeNamwalaHwange

Topography around Kalomo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalomo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 1,234 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 801 m.

The land around Kalomo is covered by grassland (37%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
143 m
80 km
801 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Choma 59 km · Maamba 80 km · Sinazongwe 107 km · Livingstone 113 km · Victoria Falls 122 km · Monze 135 km · Namwala 142 km · Hwange 149 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 Kalomo (-17.0258°, 26.4837°, elevation 1,244 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).