Kitwe Weather in May
Kitwe in May
The short of it: Kitwe in May averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 11 h 32 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 28° · low 9° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 11 h 32 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Kitwe an average May high of 28°, a low of 9° and some 5.0 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 5.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 32 min in mid-May, 18 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, Kitwe runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Kalulushi, 14 km to the WSW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Kitwe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 41 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KalulushiCopperbelt | 14 km WSW | 27° | 9° | 5.0 mm |
| ChambishiCopperbelt | 26 km NW | 27° | 8° | 4.0 mm |
| MufuliraCopperbelt | 28 km N | 27° | 9° | 4.0 mm |
| LuanshyaCopperbelt | 43 km SSE | 27° | 10° | 5.0 mm |
| MokamboHaut-Katanga | 44 km NNE | 26° | 9° | 3.0 mm |
| ChingolaCopperbelt | 47 km NW | 27° | 9° | 4.0 mm |
| NdolaCopperbelt | 49 km ESE | 28° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| MapaloCopperbelt | 52 km ESE | 27° | 11° | 3.0 mm |