Limuru Weather in May
Limuru in May
The short of it: Limuru in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 174 mm (6.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 11° · rain 174 mm · daylight 12 h 4 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Limuru an average May high of 20°, a low of 11° and some 174 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 174 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 4 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Limuru runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Rironi, 4 km to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Limuru, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 85 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RironiKiambu County | 4 km S | 21° | 11° | 163 mm |
| Githiga AKiambu County | 11 km ENE | 21° | 12° | 188 mm |
| KawaidaKiambu County | 14 km ESE | 23° | 14° | 163 mm |
| KaruriKiambu County | 15 km ESE | 24° | 14° | 140 mm |
| KimendeKiambu County | 15 km N | 19° | 10° | 203 mm |
| KikuyuKiambu County | 15 km S | 22° | 13° | 126 mm |
| Maai MahiuNakuru County | 15 km NNW | 21° | 11° | 160 mm |
| MaiNakuru County | 16 km NNW | 21° | 11° | 160 mm |