Mzimba climate

Mzimba Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 24°C on May 1 to 22°C on May 31, and lows from 16°C to 13°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 22 mm over about 6 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Mzimba, in °C, with the record for each date.5101520253035151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
23°C
Average low
14°C
Precipitation
22 mm
Reanalysis high
31°CMay 10, 1998
Reanalysis low
8°CMay 31, 1994
Daylight
11 h 41 min to 11 h 29 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
10.4 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 124°C16°C26°C 199811°C 200226%
May 223°C16°C26°C 199812°C 201525%
May 323°C15°C27°C 199812°C 200223%
May 423°C15°C26°C 199812°C 200123%
May 523°C15°C26°C 199812°C 200723%
May 623°C15°C27°C 199811°C 200223%
May 723°C15°C27°C 199811°C 199722%
May 823°C15°C28°C 199810°C 199721%
May 923°C15°C29°C 199811°C 201320%
May 1023°C15°C31°C 199811°C 199319%
May 1123°C14°C30°C 199810°C 200217%
May 1223°C14°C29°C 199811°C 200217%
May 1323°C14°C29°C 199810°C 200217%
May 1423°C14°C28°C 19989°C 200217%
May 1523°C14°C26°C 199810°C 200217%
May 1623°C14°C24°C 200511°C 200918%
May 1723°C14°C24°C 201910°C 200218%
May 1823°C14°C25°C 201110°C 201218%
May 1923°C14°C26°C 200611°C 202018%
May 2023°C14°C26°C 200611°C 202016%
May 2123°C14°C26°C 200611°C 200815%
May 2223°C14°C26°C 200711°C 200814%
May 2323°C14°C25°C 200211°C 201613%
May 2423°C14°C25°C 200210°C 201213%
May 2523°C14°C25°C 200210°C 201213%
May 2623°C14°C25°C 200310°C 201613%
May 2722°C14°C26°C 202010°C 199813%
May 2822°C13°C25°C 20179°C 199812%
May 2922°C13°C25°C 199810°C 200912%
May 3022°C13°C25°C 200510°C 199811%
May 3122°C13°C24°C 20058°C 199410%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Mzimba, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 5:28 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.