Salima Weather in May
Salima in May
The short of it: Salima in May averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 11 h 29 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 17° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 11 h 29 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Salima an average May high of 28°, a low of 17° and some 4.0 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 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 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, Salima runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Chipoka, 24 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Salima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 53 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChipokaCentral Region | 24 km SSE | 28° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| DowaCentral Region | 58 km WNW | 24° | 12° | 5.0 mm |
| Monkey BaySouthern Region | 60 km SE | 26° | 17° | 3.0 mm |
| NtchisiCentral Region | 65 km WNW | 23° | 11° | 3.0 mm |
| DedzaCentral Region | 68 km SSW | 22° | 11° | 7.0 mm |
| ChipeniCentral Region | 73 km NW | 24° | 12° | 3.0 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 75 km WSW | 26° | 12° | 4.0 mm |
| MponelaCentral Region | 83 km WNW | 25° | 12° | 3.0 mm |