Chirundu climate

Chirundu Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 32°C on May 1 to 30°C on May 31, and lows from 18°C to 15°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 3 mm over about 1 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Chirundu, in °C, with the record for each date.10203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
31°C
Average low
17°C
Precipitation
3 mm
Reanalysis high
38°CMay 9, 1998
Reanalysis low
12°CMay 18, 1997
Daylight
11 h 31 min to 11 h 14 min
Cloud cover
27%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
10°C
Wind
11.5 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 132°C18°C36°C 202015°C 20135%
May 232°C18°C35°C 200914°C 19976%
May 332°C18°C35°C 199814°C 20146%
May 432°C18°C34°C 199813°C 20136%
May 532°C18°C35°C 199812°C 19975%
May 632°C17°C35°C 199814°C 19975%
May 732°C17°C36°C 199513°C 20045%
May 832°C17°C37°C 199813°C 19975%
May 932°C17°C38°C 199813°C 19995%
May 1032°C17°C38°C 199814°C 20014%
May 1131°C17°C35°C 199814°C 20024%
May 1231°C17°C35°C 199813°C 20014%
May 1331°C17°C35°C 200813°C 20163%
May 1431°C17°C35°C 201813°C 20093%
May 1531°C17°C34°C 201812°C 20092%
May 1631°C16°C34°C 200513°C 20022%
May 1731°C16°C33°C 201113°C 19971%
May 1831°C16°C34°C 200612°C 19971%
May 1931°C16°C36°C 200612°C 19971%
May 2031°C16°C36°C 200613°C 19971%
May 2131°C16°C36°C 199513°C 20031%
May 2231°C16°C37°C 199513°C 20161%
May 2330°C16°C34°C 199512°C 20060%
May 2430°C16°C35°C 200213°C 20071%
May 2530°C16°C35°C 200213°C 20041%
May 2630°C16°C35°C 199312°C 19981%
May 2730°C16°C35°C 199312°C 19981%
May 2830°C16°C35°C 199312°C 19971%
May 2930°C15°C34°C 199312°C 20071%
May 3030°C15°C35°C 201112°C 19981%
May 3130°C15°C35°C 201112°C 19981%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 5:47 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 5:39 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.