Chaka Weather in May
Chaka in May
The short of it: Chaka in May averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 139 mm (5.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 13° · rain 139 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Chaka an average May high of 23°, a low of 13° and some 139 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 23°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 139 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 6 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Chaka runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Kiganjo, 4 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Chaka, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 27 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KiganjoNyeri County | 4 km S | 24° | 13° | 152 mm |
| NyeriNyeri County | 9 km SW | 23° | 13° | 150 mm |
| MweigaNyeri County | 12 km WNW | 23° | 12° | 102 mm |
| TetuNyeri County | 12 km SW | 23° | 13° | 150 mm |
| KaratinaNyeri County | 20 km SE | 23° | 14° | 240 mm |
| Naro MoruNyeri County | 22 km N | 24° | 11° | 97 mm |
| OthayaNyeri County | 22 km SSW | 23° | 12° | 241 mm |
| Mukurwe-iniNyeri County | 23 km SSE | 23° | 14° | 223 mm |