Samfya Weather in May
Samfya in May
The short of it: Samfya in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 11 h 36 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 14° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 11 h 36 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Samfya brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 14°, with about 3.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 3.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 36 min in mid-May, 16 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, Samfya runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Lubwe, 29 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Samfya, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 47 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LubweLuapula Province | 29 km NNE | 27° | 14° | 4.0 mm |
| ChilubiNorthern Province | 51 km ENE | 26° | 15° | 4.0 mm |
| KatabaCopperbelt | 63 km SSE | 27° | 14° | 3.0 mm |
| MansaLuapula Province | 75 km WNW | 28° | 13° | 4.0 mm |
| LuwinguNorthern Province | 129 km NNE | 27° | 13° | 6.0 mm |
| MwenseLuapula Province | 144 km NW | 29° | 15° | 3.0 mm |
| MokamboHaut-Katanga | 177 km SW | 26° | 9° | 3.0 mm |
| KawambwaLuapula Province | 183 km NNW | 28° | 14° | 9.0 mm |