Arusha Weather in May
Arusha in May
The short of it: Arusha in May averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 95 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 15° · rain 95 mm · daylight 11 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & June
May in Arusha brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 15°, with about 95 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 23°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 95 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 58 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Arusha runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Poli, 15 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Arusha, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 95 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h