Norton weather in May

In May, Norton sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.2 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 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 Norton's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Norton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:19 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
28%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Norton is town in Mashonaland West Province, 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 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Norton reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Norton 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° / 18°19219135.1
Feb27° / 17°12514.312.65.6
Mar27° / 17°8010.912.16.5
Apr26° / 14°264.111.67.9
May24° / 11°71.211.29.0
Jun22° / 20.210.98.9
Jul22° / 10.3118.9
Aug25° / 11°00.111.49.3
Sep28° / 14°30.711.97.9
Oct30° / 16°264.212.46.3
Nov29° / 18°8712.712.85.4
Dec27° / 18°17119.213.15.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 12%.

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

Any precipitation

Norton gets around 7 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 6% 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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185132
287121
389101
49091
59181
69370
79370
89460
99550
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 6:14 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:145:35
211.36:145:35
311.36:145:34
411.36:145:34
511.36:155:33
611.36:155:33
711.36:155:32
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1611.26:195:28
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1811.16:195:28
1911.16:205:27
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2211.16:215:27
2311.16:215:26
2411.16:225:26
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2611.16:225:26
2711.06:235:26
2811.06:235:25
2911.06:235:25
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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 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.08 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 Norton

In seasonPeak

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

Norton's monsoon runs November–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 Norton?

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

9.0
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 Norton for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Norton in May

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

In May, Norton sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Norton 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 Norton peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Norton 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 Norton is worst in August — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.7× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1452 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug53Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Norton?

Norton sits at 17.9°S, 30.7°E, 1,364 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Harare Western Suburbs, 19 km away.

EpworthRuwaChegutuChinhoyi

Topography around Norton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Norton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 1,358 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 777 m.

The land around Norton is covered by grassland (42%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), cropland (23%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

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36 m
16 km
174 m
80 km
777 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Harare Western Suburbs 19 km · Mount Hampden 30 km · Harare 38 km · Chitungwiza 42 km · Epworth 47 km · Ruwa 58 km · Chegutu 65 km · Chinhoyi 78 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 Norton (-17.8833°, 30.7°, elevation 1,364 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).