Climate averages 1991–2020
Musoma weather
in May.
A warm, wet month: the 8th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Musoma: daytime highs average 26.0°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 115 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes May a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bunda (59 km away). In May its highs average 26.8°C, 0.8°C warmer than Musoma, with 81 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Musoma ranks joint 27th of 43 for the warmest May highs and 35th of 43 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 43 cities is 26.1°C; Musoma is level with that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 26.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 115 mm to 42 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
Musoma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 92 | 16.1 | 12.212 h |
| February | 26.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 83 | 12.9 | 12.212 h |
| March | 26.5°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 140 | 18.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.9°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 178 | 21.7 | 12.112 h |
| May, selected | 26.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 115 | 16.6 | 12.012 h |
| June | 26.2°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 42 | 8.5 | 12.012 h |
| July | 26.5°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 25 | 5.8 | 12.012 h |
| August | 26.6°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 54 | 9.6 | 12.112 h |
| September | 27.1°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 67 | 11.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 26.4°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 126 | 18.8 | 12.112 h |
| November | 25.4°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 150 | 21.3 | 12.212 h |
| December | 25.2°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 140 | 20.3 | 12.212 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
- Bunda in MayTanzania · 59 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 18.1°C · 81 mm rain
- Tarime in MayTanzania · 65 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.2°C · 82 mm rain
- Migori in MayKenya · 89 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 17.0°C · 151 mm rain
- Kisii in MayKenya · 141 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 15.3°C · 176 mm rain
- Bariadi in MayTanzania · 146 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 18.0°C · 42 mm rain
- Mwanza in MayTanzania · 151 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 21.0°C · 88 mm rain
- Sengerema in MayTanzania · 182 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 18.2°C · 44 mm rain
- Kisumu in MayKenya · 189 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 18.1°C · 206 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 Musoma) is explained once on the Musoma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.