Mbuji-Mayi climate

Mbuji-Mayi Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Mbuji-Mayi, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 30°C on May 1 to 31°C on May 31, and lows from 21°C to 20°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 37 mm over about 9 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Mbuji-Mayi, in °C, with the record for each date.152025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
31°C
Average low
20°C
Precipitation
37 mm
Record high
36°CMay 20, 2014
Record low
20°CMay 21, 1981
Daylight
11 h 53 min to 11 h 47 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
19°C
Wind
8.6 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 130°C21°C32°C 202047%
May 230°C21°C27°C 202021°C 198146%
May 330°C21°C44%
May 430°C21°C43%
May 530°C21°C42%
May 630°C21°C42%
May 730°C21°C40%
May 830°C21°C32°C 201422°C 201439%
May 930°C21°C39%
May 1030°C20°C34°C 201422°C 201437%
May 1130°C20°C31°C 198122°C 198136%
May 1230°C20°C35%
May 1331°C20°C33°C 201421°C 201433%
May 1431°C20°C21°C 201230%
May 1531°C20°C35°C 201421°C 201428%
May 1631°C20°C22°C 201425%
May 1731°C20°C21°C 198324%
May 1831°C20°C23%
May 1931°C20°C28°C 201823%
May 2031°C20°C36°C 201422°C 201423%
May 2131°C20°C34°C 198120°C 198122%
May 2231°C20°C21°C 201422%
May 2331°C20°C31°C 201820%
May 2431°C20°C20%
May 2531°C20°C20%
May 2631°C20°C20%
May 2731°C20°C21°C 201420%
May 2831°C20°C21%
May 2931°C20°C21%
May 3031°C20°C32°C 201421°C 201420%
May 3131°C20°C20%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Mbuji-Mayi, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

May 1
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 6:19 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 6:17 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station CGM00064247, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.