Iten Weather in May
Iten in May
The short of it: Iten in May averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 140 mm (5.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 9 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 23° · low 12° · rain 140 mm · daylight 12 h 9 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
May in Iten brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 12°, with about 140 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 23°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 140 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 9 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, Iten runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Eldoret, 31 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Iten, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 42 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EldoretUasin Gishu County | 31 km WSW | 24° | 12° | 121 mm |
| KabarnetBaringo | 33 km SE | 26° | 14° | 152 mm |
| KapsowarElegeyo-Marakwet | 35 km N | 22° | 11° | 122 mm |
| MatundaUasin Gishu County | 46 km WNW | 24° | 13° | 128 mm |
| KapcheropTrans Nzoia | 46 km NNW | 23° | 11° | 140 mm |
| KessesUasin Gishu County | 46 km SSW | 23° | 11° | 112 mm |
| Moi‘s BridgeUasin Gishu County | 48 km WNW | 25° | 13° | 141 mm |
| Burnt ForestUasin Gishu County | 51 km S | 22° | 10° | 111 mm |