Mpondwe Weather in May
Mpondwe in May
The short of it: Mpondwe in May averages a high of 29 °C (83 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 18° · rain 92 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & January
Thirty years of records give Mpondwe an average May high of 29°, a low of 18° and some 92 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 29°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 92 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and January.
Against its neighbours, Mpondwe runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Kisinga, 16 km to the ENE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Mpondwe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 39 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KisingaWestern Region | 16 km ENE | 27° | 16° | 112 mm |
| KilembeWestern Region | 37 km ENE | 27° | 16° | 113 mm |
| KaseseWestern Region | 43 km ENE | 29° | 18° | 96 mm |
| KatwaNorth Kivu | 47 km W | 25° | 13° | 113 mm |
| ButemboNorth Kivu | 50 km WNW | 24° | 13° | 114 mm |
| BeniNorth Kivu | 57 km NNW | 29° | 18° | 131 mm |
| LuberoNorth Kivu | 58 km WSW | 23° | 12° | 112 mm |
| RubiriziWestern Region | 59 km SE | 27° | 16° | 75 mm |