Magadi Weather in May
Magadi in May
The short of it: Magadi in May averages a high of 31 °C (89 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 30 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 21° · rain 30 mm · daylight 12 h 2 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Magadi an average May high of 31°, a low of 21° and some 30 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 30 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 2 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Magadi runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Kajiado, 55 km to the E, is 7° cooler by day.
May in Magadi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 54 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KajiadoKajiado County | 55 km E | 25° | 15° | 61 mm |
| IlKajiado County | 60 km ESE | 25° | 16° | 56 mm |
| IsinyaKajiado County | 67 km ENE | 25° | 15° | 66 mm |
| KiserianKajiado County | 69 km NE | 25° | 15° | 134 mm |
| NgongKajiado County | 74 km NE | 24° | 15° | 131 mm |
| Ongata RongaiKajiado County | 77 km NE | 25° | 15° | 114 mm |
| Lang'ataNairobi County | 77 km NE | 24° | 15° | 136 mm |
| KikuyuKiambu County | 84 km NNE | 22° | 13° | 126 mm |