Hwange Weather in May
Hwange in May
The short of it: Hwange in May averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 11 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 11° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 11 h 16 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Hwange an average May high of 29°, a low of 11° and some 4.0 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 29°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 16 min in mid-May, 26 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Hwange runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Dete, 48 km to the SE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Hwange, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 21 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeteMatabeleland North | 48 km SE | 27° | 9° | 4.0 mm |
| Kamativi MineMatabeleland North | 59 km E | 28° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| Victoria FallsMatabeleland North | 85 km NW | 29° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| LivingstoneSouthern Province | 90 km NW | 29° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| PandamatengaNorth-West | 94 km WSW | 31° | 12° | 3.0 mm |
| BingaMatabeleland North | 122 km NE | 30° | 16° | 3.0 mm |
| MaambaSouthern Province | 131 km NNE | 27° | 12° | 5.0 mm |
| KazungulaSouthern Province | 144 km WNW | 31° | 13° | 3.0 mm |