Lundazi weather in May

In May, Lundazi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 62% 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 Lundazi's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lundazi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:00 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Lundazi 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 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Lundazi reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°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 2°C warmer than June.

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

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°19924.412.64.2
Feb26° / 19°16221.612.44.3
Mar26° / 18°10317.612.15.3
Apr26° / 18°183.511.77.7
May26° / 16°20.511.48.6
Jun25° / 14°0011.39.2
Jul24° / 13°0011.39.3
Aug26° / 15°00.111.68.9
Sep29° / 17°10.411.97.6
Oct31° / 19°61.312.36.1
Nov31° / 20°386.912.65.0
Dec28° / 19°14418.612.74.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58317
68416
78416
88416
98416
108416
118416
128416
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298713
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318812

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lundazi gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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52
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310

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1294723
2324721
3344719
4364717
5384715
6414613
7434512
8454510
948449
1050438
1152426
1254415
1356404
1457394
1558393
1659383
1761372
1862362
1963352
2064342
2165332
2266322
2367312
2469301
2570291
2671281
2773261
2874251
2976231
3078211
3180191

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1614light breeze
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2114light breeze
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2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

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 5:57 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:575:32
211.65:585:31
311.55:585:31
411.55:585:30
511.55:585:30
611.55:585:30
711.55:585:29
811.55:595:29
911.55:595:29
1011.55:595:28
1111.55:595:28
1211.56:005:28
1311.56:005:27
1411.56:005:27
1511.46:005:27
1611.46:005:27
1711.46:015:26
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1911.46:015:26
2011.46:015:26
2111.46:025:26
2211.46:025:25
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2411.46:035:25
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2611.46:035:25
2711.46:035:25
2811.46:045:25
2911.36:045:25
3011.36:045:25
3111.36:055:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
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185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
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265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lundazi

In seasonPeak

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

Lundazi's monsoon runs December–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 Lundazi?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lundazi in May

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

In May, Lundazi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lundazi 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 Lundazi peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 highExtremeFeb 17UV 16Jun 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Lundazi 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 Lundazi is worst in August — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1732 µg/m³Dec 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lundazi?

Lundazi sits at 12.3°S, 33.2°E, 1,143 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Mzimba, 63 km away.

KasunguMzuzuNkhotakotaNkhata BayMponelaChipataRumphi

Topography around Lundazi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lundazi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 1,129 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,327 m.

The land around Lundazi is covered by cropland (43%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (31%), cropland (31%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
1,327 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Mzimba 63 km · Kasungu 89 km · Mzuzu 130 km · Nkhotakota 140 km · Nkhata Bay 143 km · Mponela 151 km · Chipata 160 km · Rumphi 160 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 Lundazi (-12.2929°, 33.1782°, elevation 1,143 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).