Climate averages 1991–2020
Chimoio weather
in May.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 10th 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 Chimoio: daytime highs average 24.2°C and nights cool to about 14.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 14 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mutare (87 km away). In May its highs average 22.4°C, 1.9°C cooler than Chimoio, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Chimoio ranks 21st of 22 for the warmest May highs and 8th of 22 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 22 cities is 26.6°C; Chimoio is 2.3°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 22.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 16 mm to 11 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
Chimoio climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.5°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 199 | 20.8 | 13.113 h |
| February | 27.3°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 161 | 18.1 | 12.713 h |
| March | 26.6°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 116 | 16.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 45 | 9.6 | 11.712 h |
| May, selected | 24.2°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 16 | 4.3 | 11.211 h |
| June | 22.6°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 11 | 3.1 | 11.011 h |
| July | 22.2°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 10 | 3.4 | 11.111 h |
| August | 24.8°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 9.1 | 2.9 | 11.511 h |
| September | 27.9°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 14 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 29.0°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 33 | 6.7 | 12.513 h |
| November | 29.2°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 88 | 12.0 | 13.013 h |
| December | 27.9°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 190 | 18.4 | 13.313 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
- Mutare in MayZimbabwe · 87 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Dondo in MayMozambique · 143 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 17.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Beira in MayMozambique · 163 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 19.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Ruwa in MayZimbabwe · 273 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 8.0 mm rain
- Chitungwiza in MayZimbabwe · 282 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 10.5°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Harare in MayZimbabwe · 294 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 10.6°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Masvingo in MayZimbabwe · 297 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.2°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Norton in MayZimbabwe · 324 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.3°C · 6.5 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 Chimoio) is explained once on the Chimoio year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.