Climate averages 1991–2020
Baudhuinville weather
in May.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Baudhuinville: daytime highs average 26.0°C and nights cool to about 17.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 45 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kalemie (140 km away). In May its highs average 26.7°C, 0.7°C warmer than Baudhuinville, with 61 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Baudhuinville ranks 57th of 60 for the warmest May highs and 23rd of 60 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 60 cities is 29.2°C; Baudhuinville is 3.2°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 26.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 45 mm to 3.4 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Baudhuinville climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.6°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 183 | 26.7 | 12.512 h |
| February | 26.1°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 140 | 23.1 | 12.312 h |
| March | 25.8°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 208 | 26.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.5°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 175 | 21.6 | 12.012 h |
| May, selected | 26.0°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 45 | 7.9 | 11.812 h |
| June | 26.3°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 3.4 | 0.9 | 11.712 h |
| July | 26.3°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| August | 27.5°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 3.4 | 0.7 | 11.912 h |
| September | 28.9°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 12 | 3.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 73 | 14.7 | 12.312 h |
| November | 26.2°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 175 | 23.6 | 12.412 h |
| December | 25.3°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 216 | 28.0 | 12.513 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Kalemie in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 140 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 21.6°C · 61 mm rain
- Mpanda in MayTanzania · 169 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.5°C · 20 mm rain
- Sumbawanga in MayTanzania · 229 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 13.5°C · 30 mm rain
- Kalima in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 245 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 20.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Kigoma in MayTanzania · 246 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 23.1°C · 104 mm rain
- Manono in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 259 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 21.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Nchelenge in MayZambia · 275 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 21.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Kasulu in MayTanzania · 282 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 17.3°C · 68 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Baudhuinville) is explained once on the Baudhuinville year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.