Mapinga Weather in May
Mapinga in May
The short of it: Mapinga in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 148 mm (5.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 22° · rain 148 mm · daylight 11 h 49 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Mapinga an average May high of 30°, a low of 22° and some 148 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 148 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 49 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Mapinga runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Kibaha, 25 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Mapinga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 86 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KibahaPwani | 25 km SW | 30° | 22° | 141 mm |
| BagamoyoPwani | 25 km NW | 31° | 23° | 148 mm |
| MagomeniDar es Salaam Region | 30 km SE | 30° | 22° | 195 mm |
| KisarawePwani | 33 km S | 29° | 21° | 137 mm |
| Dar es SalaamDar es Salaam Region | 33 km SE | 30° | 22° | 195 mm |
| MlandiziPwani | 38 km WSW | 31° | 23° | 115 mm |
| MahondaZanzibar Central/South | 47 km ENE | 30° | 23° | 255 mm |
| MwandegePwani | 48 km SSE | 30° | 22° | 187 mm |