Rumphi climate

Rumphi Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 23°C on May 1 to 22°C on May 31, and lows from 15°C to 13°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 28 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 Rumphi, in °C, with the record for each date.51015202530151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
23°C
Average low
14°C
Precipitation
28 mm
Reanalysis high
30°CMay 11, 1998
Reanalysis low
8°CMay 8, 1997
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 11 h 31 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
14.8 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 123°C15°C26°C 200312°C 200235%
May 223°C15°C26°C 199811°C 200232%
May 323°C15°C26°C 199811°C 200729%
May 423°C15°C26°C 200312°C 200828%
May 523°C14°C26°C 200311°C 200728%
May 623°C14°C26°C 199810°C 199728%
May 723°C14°C27°C 199810°C 199727%
May 823°C14°C27°C 19988°C 199726%
May 923°C14°C27°C 199810°C 200224%
May 1023°C14°C30°C 199811°C 200223%
May 1123°C14°C30°C 19989°C 200221%
May 1223°C14°C28°C 19989°C 200219%
May 1323°C14°C28°C 19989°C 200219%
May 1422°C14°C27°C 199810°C 200219%
May 1522°C14°C25°C 199810°C 200918%
May 1622°C14°C24°C 200510°C 200918%
May 1722°C14°C24°C 20199°C 200219%
May 1822°C13°C24°C 201110°C 201219%
May 1922°C13°C25°C 20069°C 199318%
May 2022°C13°C26°C 200610°C 202017%
May 2122°C13°C26°C 200611°C 199715%
May 2222°C13°C25°C 200710°C 201614%
May 2322°C13°C25°C 200010°C 201614%
May 2422°C13°C25°C 200010°C 201213%
May 2522°C13°C25°C 200311°C 200913%
May 2622°C13°C27°C 200310°C 199913%
May 2722°C13°C27°C 200310°C 199814%
May 2822°C13°C26°C 20009°C 200913%
May 2922°C13°C25°C 200310°C 200913%
May 3022°C13°C25°C 200510°C 199412%
May 3122°C13°C25°C 20059°C 199512%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Rumphi, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:57 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.