Zomba Weather in May
Zomba in May
The short of it: Zomba in May averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 10 mm (0.39 in) of rain and about 11 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 14° · rain 10 mm · daylight 11 h 24 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Zomba brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 14°, with about 10 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 25°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 10 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 11 h 24 min in mid-May, 22 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Zomba runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Machinga, 24 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Zomba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 33 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MachingaSouthern Region | 24 km N | 25° | 15° | 9.0 mm |
| LiwondeSouthern Region | 37 km NNW | 28° | 16° | 6.0 mm |
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 37 km SSW | 23° | 13° | 13 mm |
| BlantyreSouthern Region | 55 km SW | 25° | 13° | 11 mm |
| PhalombeSouthern Region | 59 km SE | 25° | 14° | 22 mm |
| BalakaSouthern Region | 60 km NW | 27° | 15° | 5.0 mm |
| InsacaNiassa Province | 63 km ENE | 27° | 16° | 9.0 mm |
| LuchenzaSouthern Region | 69 km S | 26° | 14° | 19 mm |