Gamba Weather in May
Gamba in May
The short of it: Gamba in May averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 337 mm (13.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 23° · rain 337 mm · daylight 11 h 51 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Gamba brings afternoons near 30° and nights around 23°, with about 337 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 30°, nights near 23°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 337 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 51 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Gamba runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Mkokotoni, 6 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Gamba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 60 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MkokotoniZanzibar North | 6 km WNW | 30° | 23° | 324 mm |
| KijiniZanzibar North | 6 km NNE | 30° | 23° | 336 mm |
| KiwengwaZanzibar North | 13 km SE | 30° | 23° | 309 mm |
| NungwiZanzibar North | 19 km N | 30° | 23° | 320 mm |
| BububuZanzibar Urban/West | 24 km SSW | 30° | 23° | 291 mm |
| Koani NdogoZanzibar Central/South | 26 km S | 30° | 23° | 301 mm |
| KoaniZanzibar Central/South | 26 km S | 30° | 23° | 301 mm |
| ZanzibarZanzibar Urban/West | 31 km SSW | 31° | 23° | 254 mm |