Centenary Weather in May
Centenary in May
The short of it: Centenary in May averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 11 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 8° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 11 h 20 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
May in Centenary brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 8°, with about 5.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 23°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 5.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 20 min in mid-May, 24 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Centenary runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Mvurwi, 45 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Centenary, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 26 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MvurwiMashonaland Central | 45 km SW | 23° | 9° | 6.0 mm |
| MadziwaMashonaland Central | 50 km ESE | 25° | 9° | 6.0 mm |
| Mount DarwinMashonaland Central | 50 km E | 27° | 10° | 4.0 mm |
| BinduraMashonaland Central | 68 km SSE | 24° | 8° | 7.0 mm |
| GlendaleMashonaland Central | 70 km S | 24° | 7° | 7.0 mm |
| ConcessionMashonaland Central | 75 km SSW | 23° | 8° | 6.0 mm |
| RaffingoraMashonaland West | 80 km WSW | 24° | 8° | 7.0 mm |
| ShamvaMashonaland Central | 82 km SE | 26° | 9° | 6.0 mm |