Maamba weather in May

In May, Maamba sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.3 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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Maamba's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:32 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
18%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Maamba 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Maamba reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°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)
12715
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42715
52614
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102614
112614
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212513
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How May really feels in Maamba

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.

Maamba 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
Jan28° / 20°30922.912.94.0
Feb28° / 20°22719.212.64.3
Mar28° / 19°13917.512.15.2
Apr27° / 17°437.311.67.4
May26° / 13°61.311.28.9
Jun24° / 11°20.5119.4
Jul23° / 11°10.411.19.4
Aug26° / 13°00.211.49.2
Sep30° / 17°10.311.96.9
Oct32° / 20°11212.45.1
Nov31° / 21°10511.112.84.3
Dec29° / 20°26621.8134.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
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26964
27964
28964
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30973
31973

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Maamba gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.3 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 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
28
38
47
57
67
76
86
96
106
116
126
136
145
155
165
175
184
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204
214
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273
283
293
302
312

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12842273
23042253
33342232
43542212
53841191
64041181
74340161
84540151
94739130
105038120
115138110
125337100
13553780
14563770
15583660
16593650
17593650
18613540
19623530
20633430
21643330
22653230
23663130
24683020
25692920
26702820
27712720
28732520
29742420
30752320
31772120

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:275:50
211.46:275:49
311.46:285:49
411.36:285:48
511.36:285:48
611.36:295:47
711.36:295:47
811.36:295:46
911.36:305:46
1011.36:305:46
1111.26:305:45
1211.26:315:45
1311.26:315:44
1411.26:315:44
1511.26:325:44
1611.26:325:43
1711.26:325:43
1811.26:335:43
1911.26:335:42
2011.16:335:42
2111.16:345:42
2211.16:345:42
2311.16:345:41
2411.16:355:41
2511.16:355:41
2611.16:365:41
2711.16:365:41
2811.16:365:41
2911.16:375:40
3011.16:375:40
3111.06:375:40

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 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 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
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Maamba

In seasonPeak

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

Maamba'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 Maamba?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Maamba in May

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

In May, Maamba sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Maamba 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 Maamba peaks around January 18 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 18UV 16Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Maamba 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 Maamba is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1824 µg/m³Apr 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun7Good
Jul9Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Maamba?

Maamba sits at 17.4°S, 27.1°E, 754 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Sinazongwe, 35 km away.

KalomoMonzeHwangeLivingstoneVictoria FallsMazabuka

Topography around Maamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maamba has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m around an average of 860 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m.

The land around Maamba is covered by trees (68%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (34%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
677 m
16 km
864 m
80 km
906 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Sinazongwe 35 km · Choma 64 km · Kalomo 80 km · Monze 127 km · Hwange 131 km · Livingstone 147 km · Victoria Falls 153 km · Mazabuka 180 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 Maamba (-17.3667°, 27.15°, elevation 754 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).