Karonga Weather in May
Karonga in May
The short of it: Karonga in May averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 20 °C (67 °F), with 19 mm (0.75 in) of rain and about 11 h 40 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 28° · low 20° · rain 19 mm · daylight 11 h 40 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Karonga an average May high of 28°, a low of 20° and some 19 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 19 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 40 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Karonga runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Kyela, 40 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Karonga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 149 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KyelaMbeya | 40 km NNW | 29° | 19° | 287 mm |
| MwayaMbeya | 43 km N | 29° | 19° | 212 mm |
| IpindaMbeya | 50 km N | 29° | 19° | 256 mm |
| MlangaliNjombe | 66 km ENE | 21° | 11° | 24 mm |
| MasokoMbeya | 70 km NNW | 26° | 16° | 172 mm |
| ChitipaNorthern Region | 77 km WNW | 25° | 14° | 11 mm |
| LivingstoniaNorthern Region | 77 km SSE | 23° | 15° | 67 mm |
| TukuyuMbeya | 82 km NNW | 24° | 13° | 153 mm |