Dowa Weather in May
Dowa in May
The short of it: Dowa in May averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 11 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 12° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 11 h 29 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
May in Dowa brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 12°, with about 5.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 5.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 29 min in mid-May, 19 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Dowa runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Ntchisi, 14 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Dowa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th 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 29 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NtchisiCentral Region | 14 km N | 23° | 11° | 3.0 mm |
| MponelaCentral Region | 25 km WNW | 25° | 12° | 3.0 mm |
| ChipeniCentral Region | 28 km N | 24° | 12° | 3.0 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 38 km SSW | 26° | 12° | 4.0 mm |
| SalimaCentral Region | 58 km ESE | 28° | 17° | 4.0 mm |
| ChipokaCentral Region | 73 km ESE | 28° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| KasunguCentral Region | 85 km NW | 26° | 13° | 4.0 mm |
| NkhotakotaCentral Region | 90 km NNE | 27° | 18° | 15 mm |