Chinhoyi weather in May

In May, Chinhoyi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.8 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 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Chinhoyi's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chinhoyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:20 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
31%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Chinhoyi is city.

Founded
1906

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 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chinhoyi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°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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Chinhoyi 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°21621.612.94.6
Feb27° / 18°15118.812.64.8
Mar27° / 18°921312.16.0
Apr27° / 16°244.411.67.6
May25° / 12°40.811.28.8
Jun23° / 10°10.2119.1
Jul23° / 10°10.211.19.1
Aug26° / 12°10.111.49.1
Sep29° / 15°30.711.97.3
Oct31° / 18°173.312.45.7
Nov30° / 19°7511.712.84.8
Dec28° / 19°17420.4134.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chinhoyi gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
168275
271254
373243
474233
577212
678202
780191
881181
982171
1083161
1185150
1287130
1388120
1489110
1590100
169190
179280
189370
199460
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299820
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319820

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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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 6:15 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:155:38
211.46:155:37
311.46:165:37
411.36:165:36
511.36:165:36
611.36:165:35
711.36:175:35
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1911.26:215:30
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2411.16:235:29
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2711.16:245:28
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2911.16:245:28
3011.16:255:28
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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 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Chinhoyi

In seasonPeak

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

Chinhoyi's monsoon runs December–February, 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 Chinhoyi?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chinhoyi in May

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

In May, Chinhoyi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chinhoyi 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 Chinhoyi peaks around January 17 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 17UV 16Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Chinhoyi 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 Chinhoyi is worst in August — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.7× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2242 µg/m³Dec 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug42Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chinhoyi?

Chinhoyi sits at 17.4°S, 30.2°E, 1,153 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Norton, 78 km away.

NortonMvurwiKaroiChegutuMount HampdenHarare Western SuburbsHarareKadoma

Topography around Chinhoyi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chinhoyi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 1,152 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 942 m.

The land around Chinhoyi is covered by trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (27%), shrubs (25%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
942 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Norton 78 km · Mvurwi 78 km · Karoi 82 km · Chegutu 85 km · Mount Hampden 89 km · Harare Western Suburbs 89 km · Harare 104 km · Kadoma 112 km

Zimbabwe travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 56% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,021
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
25%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
41.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Apostolic Sect 40%Pentecostal 17%Protestant 14%none 8%

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 Chinhoyi (-17.3667°, 30.2°, elevation 1,153 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).