Chipinge weather in May

In May, Chipinge sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 11.1 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 69% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chipinge's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chipinge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:14 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
26%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Chipinge is town in Zimbabwe.

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 Chipinge 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 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Chipinge 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°16016.513.14.9
Feb28° / 19°12913.412.75.4
Mar27° / 18°10912.112.16.3
Apr26° / 16°335.911.67.6
May25° / 13°152.711.18.7
Jun23° / 11°92.310.88.6
Jul22° / 10°102.610.98.5
Aug25° / 12°31.311.39.0
Sep28° / 15°92.611.97.8
Oct29° / 17°234.812.56.4
Nov30° / 18°8811.3135.1
Dec29° / 19°15416.113.24.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38614
48614
58713
68713
78713
88713
98713
108713
118713
128713
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chipinge gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
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39
49
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69
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109
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1610
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1910
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269
278
288
298
308
318

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14540141
24838131
35137111
45336101
5563590
6583480
7603370
8623260
9633160
10662950
11672850
12682840
13692740
14702640
15712540
16722440
17732340
18742330
19752230
20752230
21762130
22762130
23772030
24791920
25801820
26811720
27811720
28821620
29841510
30851410
31851410

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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167calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:095:25
211.36:095:24
311.26:095:24
411.26:105:23
511.26:105:22
611.26:105:22
711.26:115:21
811.26:115:21
911.16:125:20
1011.16:125:20
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1211.16:135:19
1311.16:135:18
1411.16:145:18
1511.16:145:18
1611.06:145:17
1711.06:155:17
1811.06:155:16
1911.06:165:16
2011.06:165:16
2111.06:165:15
2211.06:175:15
2311.06:175:15
2410.96:185:15
2510.96:185:14
2610.96:195:14
2710.96:195:14
2810.96:195:14
2910.96:205:14
3010.96:205:13
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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 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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34.9Bright
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54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
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94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
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224.5Bright
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244.4Bright
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264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Chipinge

In seasonPeak

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

Chipinge's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Chipinge?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chipinge in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chipinge in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chipinge peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Chipinge 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 Chipinge is worst in October — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.4× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1131 µg/m³Jan 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chipinge?

Chipinge sits at 20.2°S, 32.6°E, 1,109 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Chimanimani, 50 km away.

ChimanimaniMachipandaMutareChiredziMessicaManica

Topography around Chipinge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chipinge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 1,126 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 803 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,292 m.

The land around Chipinge is covered by trees (30%), grassland (27%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
803 m
80 km
2,292 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Chimanimani 50 km · Machipanda 134 km · Mutare 135 km · Chiredzi 138 km · Messica 141 km · Manica 142 km · Chimoio 149 km · Gondola 163 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 Chipinge (-20.1883°, 32.6236°, elevation 1,109 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).