Mapalo Weather in May
Mapalo in May
The short of it: Mapalo in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 11 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 11° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 11 h 31 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Mapalo an average May high of 27°, a low of 11° and some 3.0 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 3.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 31 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Mapalo runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Ndola, 5 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Mapalo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 31 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NdolaCopperbelt | 5 km WSW | 28° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| LuanshyaCopperbelt | 35 km SW | 27° | 10° | 5.0 mm |
| KitweCopperbelt | 52 km WNW | 28° | 9° | 5.0 mm |
| IbengaCopperbelt | 54 km SSW | 27° | 10° | 4.0 mm |
| KalulushiCopperbelt | 63 km W | 27° | 9° | 5.0 mm |
| MufuliraCopperbelt | 64 km NW | 27° | 9° | 4.0 mm |
| MokamboHaut-Katanga | 67 km NNW | 26° | 9° | 3.0 mm |
| ChambishiCopperbelt | 75 km WNW | 27° | 8° | 4.0 mm |