Sumbawanga climate

Sumbawanga Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 25°C on May 1 to 25°C on May 31, and lows from 15°C to 13°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 14 mm over about 4 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sumbawanga, 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
25°C
Average low
14°C
Precipitation
14 mm
Reanalysis high
29°CMay 13, 2003
Reanalysis low
10°CMay 18, 2020
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 11 h 42 min
Cloud cover
40%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
12.2 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 125°C15°C27°C 200313°C 200424%
May 225°C15°C27°C 200012°C 199524%
May 325°C15°C27°C 200012°C 200224%
May 425°C15°C26°C 200013°C 200223%
May 525°C15°C27°C 200312°C 200423%
May 625°C15°C27°C 200012°C 200423%
May 725°C15°C27°C 200010°C 199723%
May 825°C15°C27°C 200010°C 200422%
May 925°C15°C27°C 200310°C 200420%
May 1025°C14°C28°C 200311°C 200218%
May 1125°C14°C29°C 200311°C 200215%
May 1225°C14°C29°C 200310°C 200213%
May 1325°C14°C29°C 200310°C 200210%
May 1425°C14°C28°C 200312°C 200210%
May 1525°C14°C27°C 200211°C 19939%
May 1625°C14°C27°C 200211°C 20169%
May 1725°C14°C27°C 200010°C 19939%
May 1825°C14°C27°C 200010°C 20208%
May 1925°C14°C27°C 200011°C 20207%
May 2025°C14°C27°C 200011°C 20166%
May 2125°C14°C27°C 200310°C 19975%
May 2225°C14°C27°C 200211°C 20164%
May 2325°C14°C27°C 200211°C 20153%
May 2425°C14°C28°C 200311°C 20203%
May 2525°C14°C28°C 200310°C 20163%
May 2625°C14°C28°C 200310°C 20093%
May 2725°C14°C28°C 200010°C 20093%
May 2825°C13°C28°C 200011°C 19983%
May 2925°C13°C27°C 200010°C 19983%
May 3025°C13°C27°C 200010°C 20183%
May 3125°C13°C27°C 200310°C 20012%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 6:45 PM
May 31
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 6:42 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 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.