Serenje weather in May

In May, Serenje sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Serenje's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Serenje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:14 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
33%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Serenje is human settlement 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 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Serenje reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Serenje 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
Jan25° / 18°27127.812.73.8
Feb25° / 18°2192412.44.0
Mar25° / 17°17222.612.14.8
Apr24° / 15°36911.77.2
May24° / 13°51.211.48.9
Jun22° / 11°10.511.28.8
Jul22° / 10°20.711.38.7
Aug25° / 12°10.211.69.2
Sep28° / 15°20.511.98.1
Oct30° / 18°14312.36.4
Nov29° / 18°9513.212.65.2
Dec26° / 18°24426.112.84.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
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47921
58020
68020
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88119
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Serenje gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1464113
2494011
3513910
454379
555369
657358
760337
862326
964306
1066295
1168275
1270264
1372253
1473243
1575232
1676222
1777212
1879201
1979201
2080191
2181181
2281181
2381181
2483170
2583170
2684160
2785150
2886140
2987130
3088120
3189110

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:105:42
211.56:105:42
311.56:115:41
411.56:115:41
511.56:115:41
611.56:115:40
711.56:115:40
811.56:125:39
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1911.46:145:36
2011.46:155:36
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2311.36:165:36
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2711.36:175:35
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Serenje

In seasonPeak

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

Serenje'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 Serenje?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Serenje in May

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

In May, Serenje sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Serenje 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 Serenje peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 16Jun 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Serenje 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 Serenje is worst in September — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.1× the cleanest month (May, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 945 µg/m³May 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun8Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug44Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct23Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Serenje?

Serenje sits at 13.2°S, 30.2°E, 1,424 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Mkushi, 101 km away.

MkushiNyimbaPetaukeMapaloNdolaKapiri MposhiLuanshyaSinda

Topography around Serenje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Serenje has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 1,430 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,347 m.

The land around Serenje is covered by cropland (26%), shrubs (22%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
212 m
16 km
378 m
80 km
1,347 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Mkushi 101 km · Nyimba 160 km · Petauke 162 km · Mapalo 172 km · Ndola 176 km · Kapiri Mposhi 188 km · Luanshya 197 km · Sinda 198 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 Serenje (-13.2325°, 30.2352°, elevation 1,424 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).