Lamu Weather in May
Lamu in May
The short of it: Lamu in May averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 25 °C (76 °F), with 355 mm (14.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 25° · rain 355 mm · daylight 12 h 1 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Lamu an average May high of 31°, a low of 25° and some 355 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 355 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 1 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and September.
Against its neighbours, Lamu runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Mokowe, 7 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Lamu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 231 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MokoweLamu | 7 km WNW | 31° | 25° | 351 mm |
| MpeketoniLamu | 26 km WSW | 31° | 24° | 413 mm |
| FazaLamu | 33 km NE | 30° | 25° | 294 mm |
| KipiniTana River County | 50 km SW | 30° | 24° | 336 mm |
| WituLamu | 53 km WSW | 31° | 24° | 318 mm |
| IjaraGarissa County | 87 km NNW | 32° | 24° | 146 mm |
| GarsenTana River County | 88 km W | 31° | 24° | 129 mm |
| MasalaniTana River County | 104 km NW | 32° | 24° | 81 mm |