Climate averages 1991–2020
Makumbako weather
in May.
A mild, very dry month: the 9th 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 mild month in Makumbako: daytime highs average 21.7°C and nights cool to about 13.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.1 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes May a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 43 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Njombe (56 km away). In May its highs average 19.0°C, 2.6°C cooler than Makumbako, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Makumbako ranks 40th of 43 for the warmest May highs and 1st of 43 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 43 cities is 26.1°C; Makumbako is 4.4°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 20.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 5.1 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
Makumbako climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 189 | 25.8 | 12.613 h |
| February | 23.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 150 | 22.5 | 12.412 h |
| March | 23.0°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 160 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 49 | 9.7 | 11.912 h |
| May, selected | 21.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 5.1 | 1.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 20.7°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| July | 20.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| August | 21.5°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| September | 23.5°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.0°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 11 | 2.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 25.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 57 | 9.1 | 12.513 h |
| December | 24.0°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 162 | 20.5 | 12.613 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
- Njombe in MayTanzania · 56 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 11.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Mafinga in MayTanzania · 79 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 13.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Katumba in MayTanzania · 140 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 14.8°C · 44 mm rain
- Iringa in MayTanzania · 154 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 14.2°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Vwawa in MayTanzania · 210 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 14.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Ifakara in MayTanzania · 219 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 19.9°C · 52 mm rain
- Songea in MayTanzania · 223 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 15.4°C · 29 mm rain
- Tunduma in MayTanzania · 232 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 13.3°C · 14 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 Makumbako) is explained once on the Makumbako year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.