Kericho Weather in May
Kericho in May
The short of it: Kericho in May averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 204 mm (8.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 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 204 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
May in Kericho brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 12°, with about 204 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 204 mm, the 2nd 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Kericho runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Brooke, 6 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Kericho, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 51 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrookeKericho County | 6 km NE | 23° | 12° | 208 mm |
| KapsoitKericho County | 9 km NW | 24° | 13° | 188 mm |
| MuhoroniKisumu County | 25 km NNW | 28° | 17° | 115 mm |
| LiteinKericho County | 26 km SSW | 24° | 13° | 155 mm |
| KipkelionKericho County | 28 km NE | 24° | 12° | 136 mm |
| SonduKericho County | 30 km W | 26° | 15° | 146 mm |
| KapkatetKericho County | 31 km SSW | 24° | 13° | 136 mm |
| AwasiKisumu County | 32 km NW | 29° | 17° | 114 mm |