Chikwawa Weather in May
Chikwawa in May
The short of it: Chikwawa in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 11 mm (0.43 in) of rain and about 11 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 17° · rain 11 mm · daylight 11 h 22 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Chikwawa brings afternoons near 30° and nights around 17°, with about 11 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 30°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 11 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 22 min in mid-May, 23 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Chikwawa runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Blantyre, 35 km to the NE, is 5° cooler by day.
May in Chikwawa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 26 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlantyreSouthern Region | 35 km NE | 25° | 13° | 11 mm |
| ThyoloSouthern Region | 36 km E | 24° | 13° | 24 mm |
| NgabuSouthern Region | 53 km SSE | 30° | 17° | 13 mm |
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 54 km NE | 23° | 13° | 13 mm |
| LuchenzaSouthern Region | 54 km E | 26° | 14° | 19 mm |
| MwanzaSouthern Region | 56 km NNW | 27° | 16° | 14 mm |
| MulanjeSouthern Region | 75 km E | 24° | 13° | 36 mm |
| ZombaSouthern Region | 91 km NE | 25° | 14° | 10 mm |