Mpongwe Weather in May
Mpongwe in May
The short of it: Mpongwe in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 11 h 30 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 10° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 11 h 30 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Mpongwe brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 10°, with about 4.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 30 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Mpongwe runs about middling and drier than most in May. Ibenga, 34 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Mpongwe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 35 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IbengaCopperbelt | 34 km ENE | 27° | 10° | 4.0 mm |
| LuanshyaCopperbelt | 50 km NE | 27° | 10° | 5.0 mm |
| KalulushiCopperbelt | 75 km N | 27° | 9° | 5.0 mm |
| Kapiri MposhiCentral Province | 76 km SE | 26° | 10° | 4.0 mm |
| KitweCopperbelt | 79 km N | 28° | 9° | 5.0 mm |
| NdolaCopperbelt | 80 km NE | 28° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| MapaloCopperbelt | 85 km NE | 27° | 11° | 3.0 mm |
| ChambishiCopperbelt | 98 km N | 27° | 8° | 4.0 mm |