Kabwe Weather in May
Kabwe in May
The short of it: Kabwe in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 11 h 27 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 27° · low 11° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 11 h 27 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Kabwe brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 11°, with about 4.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 27 min in mid-May, 20 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, Kabwe runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Chibombo, 47 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Kabwe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 24 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChibomboCentral Province | 47 km WSW | 27° | 10° | 4.0 mm |
| Kapiri MposhiCentral Province | 58 km NNE | 26° | 10° | 4.0 mm |
| ChinkuliLusaka Province | 95 km S | 26° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| ChungaLusaka Province | 99 km S | 26° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| MadidoLusaka Province | 101 km S | 26° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| ChongweLusaka Province | 101 km SSE | 27° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| Lusaka WestLusaka Province | 103 km SSW | 27° | 11° | 3.0 mm |
| NtandabaleLusaka Province | 105 km S | 26° | 11° | 4.0 mm |