Solwezi Weather in May
Solwezi in May
The short of it: Solwezi in May averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 11 h 34 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 28° · low 9° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 11 h 34 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Solwezi brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 9°, with about 5.0 mm of rain over the month. 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 34 min in mid-May, 17 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, Solwezi runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Kansanshi, 9 km to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Solwezi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 53 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 19°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KansanshiNorth-Western | 9 km NNE | 27° | 9° | 6.0 mm |
| ManyamaNorth-Western | 61 km WSW | 27° | 10° | 4.0 mm |
| ChisasaNorth-Western | 97 km W | 26° | 10° | 4.0 mm |
| KipushiHaut-Katanga | 104 km ENE | 28° | 10° | 3.0 mm |
| LubumbashiHaut-Katanga | 131 km ENE | 29° | 11° | 3.0 mm |
| LikasiHaut-Katanga | 137 km NNE | 28° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| KamboveHaut-Katanga | 146 km N | 27° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| KasempaNorth-Western | 156 km SSW | 27° | 9° | 2.0 mm |