Balaka Weather in May
Balaka in May
The short of it: Balaka in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 11 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 15° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 11 h 26 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Balaka brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 15°, with about 5.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 5.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 11 h 26 min in mid-May, 21 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Balaka runs about middling and drier than most in May. Liwonde, 31 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Balaka, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 26 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiwondeSouthern Region | 31 km ESE | 28° | 16° | 6.0 mm |
| NtcheuCentral Region | 39 km WNW | 25° | 14° | 5.0 mm |
| MachingaSouthern Region | 43 km ESE | 25° | 15° | 9.0 mm |
| ZombaSouthern Region | 60 km SE | 25° | 14° | 10 mm |
| MangochiSouthern Region | 65 km NNE | 28° | 16° | 3.0 mm |
| UlonguéTete | 70 km WNW | 24° | 12° | 7.0 mm |
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 80 km SSE | 23° | 13° | 13 mm |
| MwanzaSouthern Region | 83 km SSW | 27° | 16° | 14 mm |