Marondera weather in May

In May, Marondera sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.8 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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Marondera's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marondera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
10th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:16 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
30%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Marondera is city in Zimbabwe, provincial capital of Mashonaland East.

Founded
1913

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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Marondera reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 25°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)
12311
22311
32311
42311
52311
62311
72311
82311
92310
102210
112210
122210
132210
142210
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162210
172210
182210
192210
202210
21229
22229
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24229
25219
26219
27219
28219
29219
30219
31219

Marondera 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° / 16°19918.3135.4
Feb25° / 16°13913.712.65.9
Mar25° / 15°9011.512.16.7
Apr24° / 13°355.411.67.9
May22° / 10°101.811.28.5
Jun20° / 30.810.98.3
Jul20° / 20.5118.2
Aug23° / 10.211.49.1
Sep26° / 12°5111.98.8
Oct27° / 14°355.312.47.6
Nov27° / 16°11113.312.96.1
Dec25° / 16°19818.913.15.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38614
48614
58614
68614
78713
88713
98713
108713
118713
128614
138515
148515
158416
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288317
298317
308317
318416

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Marondera gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
28
38
48
57
67
77
87
97
107
116
126
136
146
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166
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186
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216
226
236
245
255
265
275
285
295
305
315

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186122
288111
389101
49091
59271
69460
79460
89550
99640
109640
119730
129730
139730
149820
159820
169820
179910
189910
199910
209910
219910
229910
2310000
2410000
2510000
2610000
2710000
2810000
2910000
3010000
3110000

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 6:10 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:105:31
211.36:115:31
311.36:115:30
411.36:115:30
511.36:125:29
611.36:125:29
711.36:125:28
811.36:135:28
911.26:135:27
1011.26:135:27
1111.26:145:26
1211.26:145:26
1311.26:155:26
1411.26:155:25
1511.26:155:25
1611.16:165:24
1711.16:165:24
1811.16:165:24
1911.16:175:23
2011.16:175:23
2111.16:175:23
2211.16:185:23
2311.16:185:22
2411.16:195:22
2511.16:195:22
2611.06:195:22
2711.06:205:22
2811.06:205:21
2911.06:205:21
3011.06:215:21
3111.06:215:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Marondera

In seasonPeak

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

Marondera's monsoon runs November–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 Marondera?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Marondera for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Marondera in May

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

In May, Marondera sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Marondera 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 Marondera peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Marondera 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 Marondera is worst in August — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 1941 µg/m³Jan 110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Marondera?

Marondera sits at 18.2°S, 31.6°E, 1,668 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Ruwa, 46 km away.

RuwaChitungwizaEpworthHarareRusapeHarare Western SuburbsMount HampdenNorton

Topography around Marondera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marondera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 1,648 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 m.

The land around Marondera is covered by cropland (34%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), trees (23%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), cropland (22%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
277 m
80 km
866 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ruwa 46 km · Chitungwiza 54 km · Epworth 54 km · Harare 66 km · Rusape 72 km · Harare Western Suburbs 81 km · Mount Hampden 81 km · Norton 96 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 Marondera (-18.1853°, 31.5519°, elevation 1,668 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).