Engineer Weather in May
Engineer in May
The short of it: Engineer in May averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 118 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 8° · rain 118 mm · daylight 12 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Engineer an average May high of 20°, a low of 8° and some 118 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 118 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 5 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Engineer runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Ndunyu Njeru, 7 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Engineer, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 38 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ndunyu NjeruNyandarua County | 7 km NNW | 20° | 8° | 123 mm |
| South KinangopNyandarua County | 16 km SSE | 18° | 8° | 170 mm |
| NaivashaNakuru County | 20 km SW | 23° | 12° | 74 mm |
| GilgilNakuru County | 31 km WNW | 24° | 11° | 61 mm |
| KijabeNakuru County | 38 km S | 19° | 10° | 180 mm |
| KangareMurang'A | 40 km ESE | 22° | 12° | 270 mm |
| OthayaNyeri County | 40 km E | 23° | 12° | 241 mm |
| MaiNakuru County | 42 km S | 21° | 11° | 160 mm |