Climate averages 1991–2020
Nchelenge weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th 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 Nchelenge: daytime highs average 26.4°C and nights cool to about 21.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 2 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 Mansa (207 km away). In May its highs average 26.0°C, about as warm as Nchelenge, with 1.9 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Nchelenge ranks joint 5th of 24 for the warmest May highs and 23rd of 24 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 24 cities is 25.3°C; Nchelenge is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 25.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 10 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
Nchelenge climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 211 | 27.1 | 12.613 h |
| February | 26.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 183 | 22.7 | 12.412 h |
| March | 25.8°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 253 | 27.2 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 132 | 15.9 | 11.912 h |
| May, selected | 26.4°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 10 | 2.1 | 11.712 h |
| June | 25.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| July | 25.0°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August | 26.7°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| September | 28.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 5.0 | 1.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 59 | 11.7 | 12.312 h |
| November | 26.3°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 189 | 23.1 | 12.513 h |
| December | 25.4°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 246 | 28.8 | 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
- Mansa in MayZambia · 207 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 15.9°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Mulongo in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 254 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 21.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Manono in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 271 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 21.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 275 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 17.8°C · 45 mm rain
- Likasi in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 284 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 15.1°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Kasama in MayZambia · 285 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Kambove in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 289 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 15.3°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 292 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.5°C · 2.0 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 Nchelenge) is explained once on the Nchelenge year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.