Blantyre Weather in May
Blantyre in May
The short of it: Blantyre in May averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 11 mm (0.43 in) of rain and about 11 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 13° · rain 11 mm · daylight 11 h 23 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Blantyre brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 13°, with about 11 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 25°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 11 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 23 min in mid-May, 22 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Blantyre runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Chiradzulu, 19 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Blantyre, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 49 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 19 km NE | 23° | 13° | 13 mm |
| ThyoloSouthern Region | 34 km SSE | 24° | 13° | 24 mm |
| ChikwawaSouthern Region | 35 km SW | 30° | 17° | 11 mm |
| LuchenzaSouthern Region | 41 km SE | 26° | 14° | 19 mm |
| ZombaSouthern Region | 55 km NE | 25° | 14° | 10 mm |
| MwanzaSouthern Region | 56 km WNW | 27° | 16° | 14 mm |
| MulanjeSouthern Region | 59 km ESE | 24° | 13° | 36 mm |
| PhalombeSouthern Region | 69 km E | 25° | 14° | 22 mm |