Climate averages 1991–2020
Tunduma weather
in May.
A warm, 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 warm month in Tunduma: daytime highs average 22.7°C and nights cool to about 13.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes May a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nakonde (5 km away). In May its highs average 23.5°C, 0.9°C warmer than Tunduma, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Tunduma ranks joint 36th of 43 for the warmest May highs and joint 6th of 43 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 43 cities is 26.1°C; Tunduma is 3.4°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 22.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 14 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
Tunduma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.9°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 277 | 28.5 | 12.613 h |
| February | 23.2°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 221 | 24.9 | 12.412 h |
| March | 23.0°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 248 | 27.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 121 | 17.1 | 11.912 h |
| May, selected | 22.7°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 14 | 3.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 22.1°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| July | 21.8°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August | 24.1°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| September | 26.5°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 2.6 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 27.8°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 20 | 4.8 | 12.312 h |
| November | 26.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 110 | 14.4 | 12.513 h |
| December | 24.0°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 249 | 25.2 | 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
- Nakonde in MayZambia · 5 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 14.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Vwawa in MayTanzania · 28 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 14.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Katumba in MayTanzania · 94 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 14.8°C · 44 mm rain
- Sumbawanga in MayTanzania · 195 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 13.5°C · 30 mm rain
- Kasama in MayZambia · 201 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Njombe in MayTanzania · 220 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 11.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Makumbako in MayTanzania · 232 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 13.9°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Mzuzu in MayMalawi · 277 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 13.7°C · 50 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 Tunduma) is explained once on the Tunduma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.