Climate averages 1991–2020
Mongu weather
in May.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Mongu: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 15.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical May (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 25 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Livingstone (409 km away). In May its highs average 26.6°C, 1.7°C cooler than Mongu, with 2.0 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Mongu ranks 1st of 24 for the warmest May highs and 1st of 24 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 24 cities is 25.3°C; Mongu is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.9°C to 26.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays 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
Mongu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 262 | 24.9 | 12.913 h |
| February | 27.4°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 217 | 22.0 | 12.613 h |
| March | 27.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 149 | 18.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 26 | 4.3 | 11.812 h |
| May, selected | 28.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| June | 26.4°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| July | 26.4°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August | 30.0°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 33.7°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 3.0 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| October | 34.5°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 24 | 5.0 | 12.412 h |
| November | 30.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 131 | 18.8 | 12.813 h |
| December | 27.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 232 | 25.0 | 13.013 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
- Livingstone in MayZambia · 409 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 13.9°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Choma in MayZambia · 448 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 12.4°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Rundu in MayNamibia · 465 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 13.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Tshilenge in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 477 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 17.6°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Solwezi in MayZambia · 491 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 14.4°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Mazabuka in MayZambia · 500 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 14.8°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Luena in MayAngola · 519 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 13.9°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Maun in MayBotswana · 527 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 12.9°C · 2.3 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 Mongu) is explained once on the Mongu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.