Kaoma weather in May

In May, Kaoma sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-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 72% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kaoma's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaoma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:38 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
25%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Kaoma is city in Zambia.

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 Kaoma reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°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 about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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292714
302614
312614

How May really feels in Kaoma

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.

Kaoma weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°22824.312.84.1
Feb27° / 19°18421.212.54.3
Mar28° / 18°12217.212.15.3
Apr28° / 17°213.711.77.5
May27° / 15°10.311.38.6
Jun25° / 13°0011.19.3
Jul25° / 12°0011.29.4
Aug29° / 15°0011.57.8
Sep32° / 19°20.611.95.3
Oct33° / 21°184.412.34.1
Nov30° / 20°11817.112.74.0
Dec28° / 19°21024.612.94.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28713
38713
48713
58713
68911
78911
88911
98911
108911
118911
128911
138911
148911
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21919
22919
23919
24937
25937
26937
27946
28946
29946
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kaoma gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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52
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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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
173189
274188
376177
478166
579165
681154
783143
884133
986122
1087112
1187112
1289101
139091
149181
159370
169460
179550
189640
199640
209730
219730
229730
239730
249730
259730
269730
279730
289730
299730
309820
319820

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
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411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 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 6:34 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:346:02
211.56:346:02
311.56:346:01
411.46:346:01
511.46:356:00
611.46:356:00
711.46:356:00
811.46:355:59
911.46:365:59
1011.46:365:58
1111.46:365:58
1211.46:365:58
1311.36:375:57
1411.36:375:57
1511.36:375:57
1611.36:385:57
1711.36:385:56
1811.36:385:56
1911.36:385:56
2011.36:395:56
2111.36:395:55
2211.36:395:55
2311.36:405:55
2411.26:405:55
2511.26:405:55
2611.26:415:55
2711.26:415:54
2811.26:415:54
2911.26:425:54
3011.26:425:54
3111.26:425:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
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215.3Bright
225.3Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kaoma

In seasonPeak

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

Kaoma'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 Kaoma?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kaoma in May

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

In May, Kaoma sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaoma 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 Kaoma peaks around January 20 at about 15 (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 15Jun 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kaoma 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 Kaoma is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.0× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1034 µg/m³Apr 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May12Good
Jun24Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kaoma?

Kaoma sits at 14.8°S, 24.8°E, 1,126 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kabompo, 147 km away.

KabompoManyingaItezhi-TezhiLukuluMufumbweKasempaMonguNamwala

Topography around Kaoma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaoma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 1,142 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Kaoma is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (35%), grassland (35%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
182 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Kabompo 147 km · Manyinga 160 km · Itezhi-Tezhi 170 km · Lukulu 174 km · Mufumbwe 184 km · Kasempa 185 km · Mongu 187 km · Namwala 206 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 Kaoma (-14.7833°, 24.8°, elevation 1,126 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).