Bukoba climate

Bukoba Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Bukoba, 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 24°C on May 31, and lows from 22°C to 22°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 127 mm over about 22 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Bukoba, in °C, with the record for each date.182022242628151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
24°C
Average low
22°C
Precipitation
127 mm
Reanalysis high
27°CMay 21, 1998
Reanalysis low
19°CMay 30, 2018
Daylight
12 h 04 min to 12 h 03 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
18°C
Wind
12.6 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°C22°C26°C 200321°C 200986%
May 224°C22°C26°C 199821°C 200486%
May 324°C22°C26°C 199821°C 201385%
May 424°C22°C26°C 201420°C 200284%
May 524°C22°C26°C 199220°C 200283%
May 624°C22°C25°C 199120°C 201883%
May 724°C22°C26°C 199220°C 200284%
May 824°C22°C26°C 199220°C 200983%
May 924°C22°C26°C 199220°C 199582%
May 1024°C22°C26°C 200120°C 199582%
May 1124°C22°C26°C 200220°C 201980%
May 1224°C22°C26°C 200119°C 200978%
May 1324°C22°C26°C 200220°C 200676%
May 1424°C22°C27°C 200220°C 200973%
May 1524°C22°C26°C 200220°C 200971%
May 1624°C22°C26°C 200219°C 199769%
May 1724°C22°C26°C 200219°C 199766%
May 1824°C22°C26°C 200020°C 199765%
May 1924°C22°C26°C 200020°C 200663%
May 2024°C22°C26°C 200020°C 199760%
May 2124°C22°C27°C 199820°C 199759%
May 2224°C22°C26°C 199820°C 201156%
May 2324°C22°C26°C 200020°C 200854%
May 2424°C22°C26°C 200020°C 200851%
May 2524°C22°C27°C 200020°C 200848%
May 2624°C22°C27°C 199821°C 201646%
May 2724°C22°C26°C 199821°C 200844%
May 2824°C22°C26°C 199820°C 200843%
May 2924°C22°C26°C 199820°C 201842%
May 3024°C22°C26°C 200219°C 201841%
May 3124°C22°C25°C 201420°C 200538%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Bukoba, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+3).

May 1
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 6:52 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 6:52 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.