Dadaab Weather in May
Dadaab in May
The short of it: Dadaab in May averages a high of 34 °C (93 °F) and a low of 24 °C (76 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 24° · rain 24 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Dadaab an average May high of 34°, a low of 24° and some 24 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 24 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 min in mid-May.
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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Dadaab runs about middling and about as wet in May. Dhobley, 88 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Dadaab, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 60 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DhobleyLower Juba | 88 km ENE | 34° | 24° | 44 mm |
| GarissaGarissa County | 93 km SW | 34° | 25° | 11 mm |
| BuraGarissa County | 134 km SSW | 32° | 24° | 27 mm |
| HabasweinWajir County | 141 km NW | 34° | 24° | 7.0 mm |
| Mado GashiGarissa County | 147 km WNW | 33° | 23° | 6.0 mm |
| Bura TanaTana River County | 148 km SSW | 32° | 24° | 29 mm |
| HolaTana River County | 173 km S | 32° | 24° | 42 mm |
| Buur GaaboLower Juba | 221 km SE | 31° | 25° | 110 mm |