Dar Salam Weather in May
Dar Salam in May
The short of it: Dar Salam in May averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 109 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 21° · rain 109 mm · daylight 11 h 33 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Dar Salam an average May high of 30°, a low of 21° and some 109 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 30°, nights near 21°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 109 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 33 min in mid-May, 17 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Dar Salam runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Vouani, 2 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Dar Salam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 35 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VouaniAnjouan | 2 km WNW | 28° | 20° | 118 mm |
| LingoniAnjouan | 3 km E | 27° | 19° | 117 mm |
| Magnassini-NindriAnjouan | 4 km SE | 30° | 21° | 109 mm |
| MjimandraAnjouan | 7 km NNW | 29° | 21° | 94 mm |
| ChironkambaAnjouan | 8 km NNW | 29° | 21° | 94 mm |
| AssimpaoAnjouan | 8 km WNW | 29° | 21° | 106 mm |
| MaraharéAnjouan | 8 km WNW | 29° | 21° | 106 mm |
| MoyaAnjouan | 8 km SE | 29° | 20° | 116 mm |