Gorongosa climate

Gorongosa Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 27°C on May 1 to 26°C on May 31, and lows from 15°C to 13°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 25 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 Gorongosa, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
26°C
Average low
14°C
Precipitation
25 mm
Reanalysis high
39°CMay 9, 1998
Reanalysis low
8°CMay 31, 1997
Daylight
11 h 25 min to 11 h 05 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
9.7 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 127°C15°C32°C 201511°C 199722%
May 227°C15°C32°C 199812°C 199722%
May 327°C15°C34°C 199212°C 201320%
May 427°C15°C33°C 199211°C 199719%
May 527°C15°C34°C 199812°C 199719%
May 627°C15°C34°C 199811°C 201619%
May 727°C15°C35°C 199811°C 201618%
May 827°C15°C37°C 199811°C 199918%
May 927°C15°C39°C 199811°C 201318%
May 1027°C15°C37°C 199810°C 200618%
May 1127°C14°C35°C 199810°C 200618%
May 1227°C14°C35°C 199811°C 200620%
May 1326°C14°C33°C 199811°C 199720%
May 1426°C14°C31°C 19989°C 200020%
May 1526°C14°C30°C 19989°C 200020%
May 1626°C14°C31°C 200510°C 200019%
May 1726°C14°C30°C 201111°C 199718%
May 1826°C14°C30°C 201111°C 199717%
May 1926°C14°C31°C 20069°C 199718%
May 2026°C14°C31°C 201210°C 199717%
May 2126°C14°C33°C 199510°C 200016%
May 2226°C14°C34°C 199510°C 200016%
May 2326°C14°C31°C 20029°C 200714%
May 2426°C14°C34°C 20029°C 200713%
May 2526°C14°C33°C 200210°C 199412%
May 2626°C14°C34°C 199310°C 201311%
May 2726°C13°C35°C 199310°C 20139%
May 2826°C13°C34°C 199310°C 20119%
May 2926°C13°C33°C 19939°C 200710%
May 3026°C13°C31°C 200210°C 199711%
May 3126°C13°C31°C 20118°C 199712%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Gorongosa, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 5:23 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 5:14 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.