Climate averages 1991–2020
Chililabombwe weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 5th 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 Chililabombwe: daytime highs average 26.3°C and nights cool to about 15.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.4 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 33 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chingola (19 km away). In May its highs average 25.5°C, 0.7°C cooler than Chililabombwe, with 2.1 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Chililabombwe ranks 7th of 24 for the warmest May highs and 19th of 24 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 24 cities is 25.3°C; Chililabombwe is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 24.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.4 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
Chililabombwe climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.4°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 290 | 28.8 | 12.813 h |
| February | 25.6°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 244 | 25.1 | 12.513 h |
| March | 25.7°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 200 | 24.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.7°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 42 | 7.7 | 11.812 h |
| May, selected | 26.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 3.4 | 1.0 | 11.612 h |
| June | 24.9°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| July | 24.7°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| August | 27.7°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September | 30.7°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| October | 31.4°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 23 | 4.2 | 12.412 h |
| November | 28.4°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 155 | 19.0 | 12.713 h |
| December | 25.7°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 266 | 28.2 | 12.813 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
- Chingola in MayZambia · 19 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 14.4°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Mufulira in MayZambia · 50 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 15.0°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Kalulushi in MayZambia · 61 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 14.0°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Kitwe in MayZambia · 65 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 14.1°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 87 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.5°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Kipushi in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 91 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 14.2°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Luanshya in MayZambia · 107 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.3°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Ndola in MayZambia · 110 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 14.0°C · 3.0 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 Chililabombwe) is explained once on the Chililabombwe year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.