Climate averages 1991–2020
Choma weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th 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 Choma: daytime highs average 23.0°C and nights cool to about 12.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.9 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 20 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mazabuka (133 km away). In May its highs average 25.6°C, 2.6°C warmer than Choma, with 1.4 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Choma ranks 24th of 24 for the warmest May highs and 20th of 24 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 24 cities is 25.3°C; Choma is 2.3°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.9°C to 21.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.9 mm to 1.3 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
Choma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.8°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 222 | 24.2 | 13.013 h |
| February | 24.7°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 176 | 21.3 | 12.713 h |
| March | 24.6°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 125 | 17.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 23.9°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 30 | 6.8 | 11.712 h |
| May, selected | 23.0°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 3.9 | 1.0 | 11.311 h |
| June | 21.2°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.111 h |
| July | 20.8°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 11.211 h |
| August | 24.4°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| September | 28.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 2.0 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.0°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 15 | 3.1 | 12.512 h |
| November | 28.3°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 96 | 13.8 | 12.913 h |
| December | 25.4°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 199 | 22.8 | 13.113 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
- Mazabuka in MayZambia · 133 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 14.8°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Livingstone in MayZambia · 166 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 13.9°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Kafue in MayZambia · 172 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 14.5°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Namalombwe in MayZambia · 203 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 13.8°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Lusaka in MayZambia · 209 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 13.7°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Chunga in MayZambia · 215 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 14.0°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Madido in MayZambia · 219 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 13.9°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Kabwe in MayZambia · 306 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 13.7°C · 2.6 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 Choma) is explained once on the Choma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.