Chipata Weather in May
Chipata in May
The short of it: Chipata in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 11 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 13° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 11 h 29 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Chipata brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 13°, with about 3.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 3.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 29 min in mid-May, 19 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Chipata runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Mchinji, 31 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Chipata, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 34 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MchinjiCentral Region | 31 km SE | 26° | 12° | 5.0 mm |
| ChadizaEastern Province | 53 km SSW | 27° | 13° | 5.0 mm |
| KateteEastern Province | 77 km SW | 26° | 13° | 5.0 mm |
| KasunguCentral Region | 112 km NE | 26° | 13° | 4.0 mm |
| SindaEastern Province | 115 km SW | 27° | 13° | 5.0 mm |
| MponelaCentral Region | 118 km E | 25° | 12° | 3.0 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 128 km ESE | 26° | 12° | 4.0 mm |
| NtchisiCentral Region | 137 km E | 23° | 11° | 3.0 mm |