Dedza Weather in May
Dedza in May
The short of it: Dedza in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 7.0 mm (0.28 in) of rain and about 11 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 11° · rain 7.0 mm · daylight 11 h 27 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Dedza an average May high of 22°, a low of 11° and some 7.0 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 7.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 27 min in mid-May, 20 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 April and May.
Against its neighbours, Dedza runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Ulongué, 38 km to the S, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Dedza, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 33 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UlonguéTete | 38 km S | 24° | 12° | 7.0 mm |
| ChipokaCentral Region | 47 km NNE | 28° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| NtcheuCentral Region | 59 km SSE | 25° | 14° | 5.0 mm |
| SalimaCentral Region | 68 km NNE | 28° | 17° | 4.0 mm |
| Monkey BaySouthern Region | 71 km ENE | 26° | 17° | 3.0 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 75 km NW | 26° | 12° | 4.0 mm |
| DowaCentral Region | 91 km NNW | 24° | 12° | 5.0 mm |
| BalakaSouthern Region | 95 km SE | 27° | 15° | 5.0 mm |