Kanifing Weather in May
Kanifing in May
The short of it: Kanifing in May averages a high of 34 °C (93 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 12 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 22° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 12 h 45 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Kanifing an average May high of 34°, a low of 22° and some 2.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 45 min in mid-May, 19 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Kanifing runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Serekunda, 1 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Kanifing, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SerekundaBanjul | 1 km SSW | 34° | 22° | 2.0 mm |
| New JeshwangBanjul | 1 km E | 33° | 22° | 1.0 mm |
| Latri KundaBanjul | 1 km WNW | 34° | 22° | 2.0 mm |
| Ibo TownBanjul | 1 km S | 34° | 22° | 2.0 mm |
| Dippa KundaBanjul | 2 km WSW | 34° | 22° | 2.0 mm |
| Old JeswangBanjul | 2 km NE | 33° | 22° | 2.0 mm |
| TalindingBanjul | 2 km S | 34° | 22° | 2.0 mm |
| Bununka KundaBanjul | 2 km SSW | 34° | 22° | 2.0 mm |