Karuga Weather in May
Karuga in May
The short of it: Karuga in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 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 22° · low 8° · rain 98 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Karuga an average May high of 22°, a low of 8° and some 98 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 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 February and January.
Against its neighbours, Karuga runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Nyahururu, 8 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Karuga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 37 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NyahururuLaikipia | 8 km E | 22° | 8° | 87 mm |
| SubukiaNakuru County | 11 km WSW | 23° | 10° | 136 mm |
| Mairo InyaNyandarua County | 13 km E | 22° | 8° | 88 mm |
| Ol Joro OrokNyandarua County | 15 km SSE | 22° | 8° | 105 mm |
| KasukuNyandarua County | 21 km SSE | 22° | 8° | 96 mm |
| BahatiNakuru County | 27 km SW | 23° | 11° | 130 mm |
| Upper GilgilNyandarua County | 28 km S | 20° | 8° | 120 mm |
| DundoriNakuru County | 33 km S | 22° | 10° | 118 mm |