Climate averages 1991–2020
Manono weather
in May.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Manono: daytime highs average 33.4°C and nights cool to about 21.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes May a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 47 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mulongo (74 km away). In May its highs average 32.8°C, 0.7°C cooler than Manono, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Manono ranks 1st of 60 for the warmest May highs and 10th of 60 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 60 cities is 29.2°C; Manono is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 34.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 12 mm to under 1 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
Manono climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 203 | 23.7 | 12.512 h |
| February | 29.6°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 158 | 18.6 | 12.312 h |
| March | 29.9°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 164 | 21.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.8°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 97 | 14.7 | 11.912 h |
| May, selected | 33.4°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 12 | 3.3 | 11.812 h |
| June | 34.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| July | 34.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| August | 35.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 4.1 | 1.2 | 11.912 h |
| September | 33.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 35 | 7.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.6°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 120 | 18.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 28.9°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 194 | 24.2 | 12.412 h |
| December | 28.3°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 209 | 25.8 | 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
- Mulongo in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 74 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 21.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Kabalo in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 149 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 22.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Kongolo in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 217 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 20 mm rain
- Kalima in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 221 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 20.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Kalemie in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 249 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 21.6°C · 61 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 259 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 17.8°C · 45 mm rain
- Nchelenge in MayZambia · 271 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 21.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Bukama in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 272 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 21.2°C · 5.3 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 Manono) is explained once on the Manono year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.