Mzimba Weather in May
Mzimba in May
The short of it: Mzimba in May averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 7.0 mm (0.28 in) of rain and about 11 h 34 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 25° · low 13° · rain 7.0 mm · daylight 11 h 34 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Mzimba brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 13°, with about 7.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 25°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 7.0 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 34 min in mid-May, 17 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, Mzimba runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Lundazi, 63 km to the SW, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Mzimba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 35 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LundaziEastern Province | 63 km SW | 26° | 12° | 3.0 mm |
| MzuzuNorthern Region | 67 km NE | 22° | 12° | 50 mm |
| Nkhata BayNorthern Region | 82 km ENE | 26° | 18° | 99 mm |
| ChamaMuchinga | 91 km NNW | 27° | 16° | 6.0 mm |
| RumphiNorthern Region | 102 km NNE | 25° | 14° | 14 mm |
| ChisumuluNorthern Region | 112 km E | 28° | 21° | 14 mm |
| LikomaNorthern Region | 125 km E | 29° | 21° | 8.0 mm |
| KasunguCentral Region | 127 km S | 26° | 13° | 4.0 mm |