Eldoret Weather in May
Eldoret in May
The short of it: Eldoret in May averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 121 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 12° · rain 121 mm · daylight 12 h 8 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Eldoret an average May high of 24°, a low of 12° and some 121 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 121 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 8 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 January and February.
Against its neighbours, Eldoret runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Mosoriot, 25 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Eldoret, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 17 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MosoriotNandi | 25 km SSW | 23° | 12° | 138 mm |
| KessesUasin Gishu County | 25 km SSE | 23° | 11° | 112 mm |
| TurboUasin Gishu County | 28 km WNW | 25° | 13° | 136 mm |
| ItenElegeyo-Marakwet | 31 km ENE | 23° | 12° | 140 mm |
| BaratonNandi | 36 km SW | 24° | 13° | 165 mm |
| Burnt ForestUasin Gishu County | 38 km SSE | 22° | 10° | 111 mm |
| MatundaUasin Gishu County | 39 km NNW | 24° | 13° | 128 mm |
| KapsabetNandi | 40 km SSW | 23° | 12° | 155 mm |