Tanzania

Tabora in May

Historical averages 2016–2025 · not a forecast

May weather in Tabora

May in Tabora averages daily highs of 28°C and lows of 19°C, with 11 hours of sunshine a day and rain on about 3 of 31 days.

Daily high
28°C average
Overnight low
19°C average
Rain days
3 of 31 days with at least 1 mm (9% rain-day chance)
Sunshine
11 hours a day
Daylight
12 hours calculated day length

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Tabora in May

May in Tabora: average highs of 28°C, lows of 19°C and 11 hours of sunshine a day. A starting point for planning around the historical weather.

May in Tabora, Tanzania, brings average daily highs of 28°C and overnight lows of 19°C in the 2016–2025 historical record. Light clothing is a useful starting point, with room in the plan to pause indoors. Decide how much walking to fit into each day using the local forecast, rather than treating the monthly average as a limit.

In the record, at least 1 mm of rain or snow falls on 3 of 31 days on average, a daily chance of 9%. Rain has been relatively infrequent in this record, which leaves more scope for an outdoor plan. Still keep an alternative for a wet day: a low monthly average cannot tell you when the rain will arrive.

The calculated day length, sunrise to sunset, averages about 12 hours. Sunshine averages 11 hours a day. Use the daylight window to plan the length of excursions, and check local sunrise and sunset times for the dates of your stay. Sunshine is a separate measure, and those hours need not arrive in one uninterrupted stretch.

For a culture-focused visit, group the places you want to see into manageable areas, with time between stops. Check each venue's opening dates before fixing the order.

June has an average daily high of 29°C, 1°C higher than May. Its historical rain-day chance is 0%, compared with 9% this month. If your dates are flexible, compare those trade-offs with the kind of days you want. Neither set of averages predicts the conditions of one particular holiday.

Sources

Open-Meteo · 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2025
  • Open-Meteo Historical Weather API
  • Averages of every day in May, on local days. Every year is weighted equally.
  • A rain day has at least 1 mm, snow included. Daylight is calculated from latitude, sunrise to sunset; sunshine hours are separate.