Dete Weather in May
Dete in May
The short of it: Dete in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 11 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 9° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 11 h 15 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Dete brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 9°, with about 4.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 15 min in mid-May, 27 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Dete runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Kamativi Mine, 39 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Dete, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 25 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamativi MineMatabeleland North | 39 km NNE | 28° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| HwangeMatabeleland North | 48 km NW | 29° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| LupaneMatabeleland North | 105 km ESE | 27° | 8° | 4.0 mm |
| BingaMatabeleland North | 122 km NNE | 30° | 16° | 3.0 mm |
| PandamatengaNorth-West | 131 km W | 31° | 12° | 3.0 mm |
| Victoria FallsMatabeleland North | 133 km NW | 29° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| LivingstoneSouthern Province | 137 km NW | 29° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| MaambaSouthern Province | 142 km NNE | 27° | 12° | 5.0 mm |