Climate averages 1991–2020
Lindi weather
in May.
A hot, fairly dry month: the joint 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Lindi: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 40 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mtwara (59 km away). In May its highs average 28.9°C, 0.7°C cooler than Lindi, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Lindi ranks 1st of 43 for the warmest May highs and 19th of 43 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 43 cities is 26.1°C; Lindi is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 36 mm to 5.9 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
Lindi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 168 | 20.0 | 12.613 h |
| February | 30.1°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 156 | 19.0 | 12.412 h |
| March | 29.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 195 | 25.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 120 | 18.2 | 11.912 h |
| May, selected | 29.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 36 | 6.8 | 11.712 h |
| June | 29.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 5.9 | 1.4 | 11.512 h |
| July | 29.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 3.7 | 0.9 | 11.612 h |
| August | 29.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 5.5 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 29.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 12 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 25 | 7.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 30.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 52 | 13.6 | 12.613 h |
| December | 30.7°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 125 | 20.8 | 12.713 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
- Mtwara in MayTanzania · 59 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 23.9°C · 37 mm rain
- Masasi in MayTanzania · 128 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 19.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Vikindu in MayTanzania · 336 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 23.4°C · 130 mm rain
- Pemba in MayMozambique · 342 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 22.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Dar es Salaam in MayTanzania · 356 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 152 mm rain
- Montepuez in MayMozambique · 357 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 18.5°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Kibaha in MayTanzania · 370 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 21.9°C · 128 mm rain
- Ifakara in MayTanzania · 392 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 19.9°C · 52 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 Lindi) is explained once on the Lindi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.