Lodwar Weather in May
Lodwar in May
The short of it: Lodwar in May averages a high of 37 °C (99 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 12 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 37° · low 24° · rain 24 mm · daylight 12 h 16 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Lodwar brings afternoons near 37° and nights around 24°, with about 24 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 37° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 24 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 16 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Lodwar runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Lokichar, 82 km to the S, is 3° cooler by day.
May in Lodwar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 23 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LokicharTurkana County | 82 km S | 34° | 21° | 45 mm |
| KakumaTurkana County | 105 km NW | 36° | 21° | 36 mm |
| MorotoNorthern Region | 122 km WSW | 29° | 16° | 102 mm |
| LoiyangalaniMarsabit County | 131 km ESE | 35° | 23° | 21 mm |
| AmudatNorthern Region | 149 km SSW | 28° | 17° | 82 mm |
| KainukTurkana County | 150 km S | 31° | 19° | 59 mm |
| KotidoNorthern Region | 163 km W | 30° | 17° | 78 mm |
| North HorrMarsabit County | 165 km E | 34° | 23° | 13 mm |