Gilgil Weather in May
Gilgil in May
The short of it: Gilgil in May averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 11° · rain 61 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Gilgil brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 11°, with about 61 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 61 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Gilgil runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Ol Kalau South Settlement, 26 km to the N, is 3° cooler by day.
May in Gilgil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 32 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ol Kalau South SettlementNyandarua County | 26 km N | 21° | 9° | 98 mm |
| NaivashaNakuru County | 27 km SSE | 23° | 12° | 74 mm |
| Ol KalouNyandarua County | 27 km NNE | 22° | 9° | 85 mm |
| Ndunyu NjeruNyandarua County | 27 km E | 20° | 8° | 123 mm |
| DundoriNakuru County | 29 km NNW | 22° | 10° | 118 mm |
| EngineerNyandarua County | 31 km ESE | 20° | 8° | 118 mm |
| Upper GilgilNyandarua County | 33 km N | 20° | 8° | 120 mm |
| NakuruNakuru County | 35 km NW | 25° | 13° | 86 mm |