Kapenguria Weather in May
Kapenguria in May
The short of it: Kapenguria in May averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 168 mm (6.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 10 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 168 mm · daylight 12 h 10 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Kapenguria an average May high of 24°, a low of 12° and some 168 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 168 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 10 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, Kapenguria runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Makutano, 3 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Kapenguria, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MakutanoWest Pokot County | 3 km NW | 23° | 12° | 159 mm |
| ChepareriaWest Pokot County | 13 km NE | 25° | 14° | 120 mm |
| KitaleTrans Nzoia | 27 km SSW | 24° | 13° | 154 mm |
| KapcheropTrans Nzoia | 32 km SE | 23° | 11° | 140 mm |
| OrtumWest Pokot County | 35 km NE | 27° | 16° | 112 mm |
| Moi‘s BridgeUasin Gishu County | 41 km S | 25° | 13° | 141 mm |
| KimininiTrans Nzoia | 44 km SSW | 25° | 14° | 160 mm |
| MatundaUasin Gishu County | 44 km S | 24° | 13° | 128 mm |