Lilongwe Weather in May
Lilongwe in May
The short of it: Lilongwe in May averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 11 h 28 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 26° · low 12° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 11 h 28 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Lilongwe an average May high of 26°, a low of 12° and some 4.0 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 28 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Lilongwe runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Dowa, 38 km to the NNE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Lilongwe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 30 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DowaCentral Region | 38 km NNE | 24° | 12° | 5.0 mm |
| MponelaCentral Region | 49 km N | 25° | 12° | 3.0 mm |
| NtchisiCentral Region | 51 km NNE | 23° | 11° | 3.0 mm |
| ChipeniCentral Region | 64 km NNE | 24° | 12° | 3.0 mm |
| DedzaCentral Region | 75 km SE | 22° | 11° | 7.0 mm |
| SalimaCentral Region | 75 km ENE | 28° | 17° | 4.0 mm |
| ChipokaCentral Region | 79 km E | 28° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| MchinjiCentral Region | 100 km W | 26° | 12° | 5.0 mm |