Masvingo Weather in May
Masvingo in May
The short of it: Masvingo in May averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 10 mm (0.39 in) of rain and about 11 h 10 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 25° · low 9° · rain 10 mm · daylight 11 h 10 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Masvingo brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 9°, with about 10 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 25°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 10 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 10 min in mid-May, 29 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, Masvingo runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Mashava, 36 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Masvingo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 14 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MashavaMasvingo Province | 36 km W | 25° | 10° | 6.0 mm |
| ZvishavaneMasvingo Province | 85 km WSW | 27° | 11° | 9.0 mm |
| MvumaMidlands Province | 93 km NNW | 24° | 8° | 4.0 mm |
| ShurugwiMidlands Province | 96 km WNW | 23° | 9° | 12 mm |
| LalapanziMidlands Province | 106 km NW | 24° | 8° | 6.0 mm |
| ChivhuMashonaland East Province | 116 km N | 23° | 8° | 6.0 mm |
| GweruMidlands Province | 126 km WNW | 25° | 9° | 7.0 mm |
| ChiredziMasvingo Province | 140 km SE | 28° | 13° | 10 mm |