Kariba Weather in May
Kariba in May
The short of it: Kariba in May averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 11 h 21 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 29° · low 15° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 11 h 21 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Kariba an average May high of 29°, a low of 15° and some 2.0 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 29°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 21 min in mid-May, 23 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Kariba runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Siavonga, 10 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Kariba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 25 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiavongaSouthern Province | 10 km WSW | 29° | 15° | 2.0 mm |
| ChirunduSouthern Province | 54 km N | 31° | 14° | 2.0 mm |
| ChirunduMashonaland West | 54 km N | 31° | 14° | 2.0 mm |
| KaroiMashonaland West | 101 km ESE | 25° | 10° | 4.0 mm |
| KafueLusaka Province | 106 km NW | 27° | 11° | 2.0 mm |
| Chilanga TownshipLusaka Province | 119 km NNW | 26° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| LubomboSouthern Province | 122 km NW | 27° | 10° | 2.0 mm |
| PalabanaLusaka Province | 122 km NNW | 26° | 11° | 5.0 mm |