Kafue climate

Kafue Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 29°C on May 1 to 27°C on May 31, and lows from 15°C to 13°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 3 mm over about 0 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Kafue, 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
28°C
Average low
14°C
Precipitation
3 mm
Reanalysis high
36°CMay 9, 1998
Reanalysis low
9°CMay 29, 1997
Daylight
11 h 32 min to 11 h 16 min
Cloud cover
30%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
9°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 129°C15°C32°C 202012°C 20135%
May 229°C15°C32°C 200911°C 19975%
May 329°C15°C32°C 199211°C 20134%
May 429°C15°C31°C 199411°C 19974%
May 529°C15°C32°C 19989°C 19974%
May 628°C15°C33°C 199511°C 19974%
May 728°C15°C34°C 199511°C 20134%
May 828°C15°C35°C 199810°C 19974%
May 928°C14°C36°C 199810°C 19994%
May 1028°C14°C36°C 199812°C 19994%
May 1128°C14°C32°C 199810°C 20023%
May 1228°C14°C33°C 200310°C 20013%
May 1328°C14°C31°C 199811°C 19992%
May 1428°C14°C32°C 200510°C 20092%
May 1528°C14°C32°C 200510°C 20092%
May 1628°C14°C32°C 200510°C 20022%
May 1728°C14°C31°C 201110°C 19972%
May 1828°C14°C32°C 20069°C 19971%
May 1928°C14°C32°C 200610°C 19971%
May 2028°C13°C33°C 200610°C 20081%
May 2128°C13°C33°C 199510°C 20081%
May 2227°C13°C34°C 199510°C 20161%
May 2327°C13°C32°C 19959°C 20061%
May 2427°C13°C32°C 199310°C 20161%
May 2527°C13°C32°C 199310°C 20042%
May 2627°C13°C33°C 199310°C 20132%
May 2727°C13°C33°C 199310°C 19982%
May 2827°C13°C33°C 19939°C 19972%
May 2927°C13°C31°C 19939°C 19972%
May 3027°C13°C32°C 20119°C 19942%
May 3127°C13°C32°C 201110°C 19982%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Kafue, in percent.02461102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 5:50 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 5:43 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.