Monze weather in May

In May, Monze sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°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 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 Monze's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monze's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:29 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
26%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Monze is town 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 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Monze reaches about 25°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)
12614
22614
32614
42614
52614
62614
72614
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92614
102614
112613
122613
132613
142513
152513
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182513
192513
202513
212513
222513
232513
242513
252512
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272512
282512
292512
302512
312512

How May really feels in Monze

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.

Monze 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° / 19°23624.912.94.1
Feb27° / 19°17121.112.54.4
Mar27° / 18°12417.912.15.4
Apr26° / 16°306.111.67.5
May25° / 13°30.611.38.9
Jun23° / 11°10.111.19.2
Jul23° / 11°10.211.19.2
Aug26° / 13°0011.59.1
Sep30° / 17°10.211.96.8
Oct32° / 20°153.212.45.0
Nov30° / 20°9113.912.84.3
Dec28° / 19°21123.6134.2

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 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28911
39010
49010
59010
6919
7919
8919
9928
10928
11928
12928
13928
14928
15919
16919
17919
18919
19919
20919
21919
22919
23928
24928
25928
26928
27928
28928
29919
30919
31919

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Monze 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 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
25
35
45
54
64
74
83
93
103
113
123
132
142
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162
172
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311

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15434111
25633101
3603190
4623080
5642970
6662860
7682750
8702550
9722440
10752230
11762130
12781930
13801820
14811720
15831520
16851410
17861310
18871210
19881110
20891010
21891010
2290910
2390910
2491900
2592800
2692800
2792800
2892800
2993700
3093700
3194600

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
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
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3011calm
3111calm

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 6:25 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:255:50
211.46:255:49
311.46:255:49
411.46:255:48
511.46:265:48
611.46:265:47
711.36:265:47
811.36:275:47
911.36:275:46
1011.36:275:46
1111.36:275:45
1211.36:285:45
1311.36:285:45
1411.36:285:44
1511.36:295:44
1611.26:295:44
1711.26:295:43
1811.26:305:43
1911.26:305:43
2011.26:305:43
2111.26:315:42
2211.26:315:42
2311.26:315:42
2411.26:325:42
2511.26:325:42
2611.16:325:41
2711.16:335:41
2811.16:335:41
2911.16:335:41
3011.16:345:41
3111.16:345:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Monze

In seasonPeak

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

Monze'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 Monze?

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
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Monze in May

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

In May, Monze sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Monze 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 Monze peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 16Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Monze 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 Monze is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1628 µg/m³Dec 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monze?

Monze sits at 16.3°S, 27.5°E, 1,131 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Mazabuka, 55 km away.

ChomaKafueNampundweSinazongweChilanga TownshipNamalombweNamwala

Topography around Monze

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monze has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 1,118 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,042 m.

The land around Monze is covered by grassland (44%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (26%), trees (23%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
145 m
80 km
1,042 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Mazabuka 55 km · Choma 79 km · Kafue 94 km · Nampundwe 97 km · Sinazongwe 110 km · Chilanga Township 115 km · Namalombwe 124 km · Namwala 125 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 Monze (-16.2715°, 27.4772°, elevation 1,131 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).