Dar es Salaam in May
Hot and wet, as the days hold steady.
May in Dar es Salaam is hot: highs near 86°F, lows near 75°F. Rain falls on about five days a week, less often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 11 hours 48 minutes.May in Dar es Salaam is hot: highs near 30°C, lows near 24°C. Rain falls on about five days a week, less often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 11 hours 48 minutes.
- High
- 86°F30°Caverage
- Low
- 75°F24°Caverage
- Wet days
- 5a week · 65% of days
- Daylight
- 11h 48mon average
Is May a good time to visit Dar es Salaam?
May sits outside Dar es Salaam's best months, which run from June to August. Expect hot days and rain on about five days a week.
How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.
How May sits in the year
week by weekTemperature
Highs near 86°F in May, against 84°F to 92°F through the year.Highs near 30°C in May, against 29°C to 33°C through the year.
Chance of a wet day
65% of days in May, against 23% to 91% through the year.
Cloud cover
51% cover in May, against 35% to 72% through the year.
Daylight
11h 48m in May, against 11h 44m to 12h 31m through the year.
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Where Dar es Salaam sits, in May
Africa/Dar es Salaam- this place
- typical high in May 40°F4°C95°F35°C
- Sunrise, mid-May
- 6:25 AMsets 6:13 PM
- Above the sea
- 10 mlow-lying
- Latitude
- 6.8°Ssouthern hemisphere
- Nearest of ours
- Zanzibar (Stone Town)73 km north
The land around Dar es Salaam, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.