Malava Weather in May
Malava in May
The short of it: Malava in May averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 216 mm (8.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 8 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 26° · low 15° · rain 216 mm · daylight 12 h 8 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Malava an average May high of 26°, a low of 15° and some 216 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 216 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 8 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, Malava runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Webuye, 19 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Malava, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 24 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WebuyeBungoma County | 19 km NNW | 26° | 15° | 207 mm |
| KakamegaKakamega County | 21 km SSW | 26° | 15° | 217 mm |
| KhayegaKakamega County | 28 km SSW | 26° | 15° | 209 mm |
| TurboUasin Gishu County | 30 km NE | 25° | 13° | 136 mm |
| BaratonNandi | 33 km SE | 24° | 13° | 165 mm |
| ShiandaKakamega County | 34 km WSW | 27° | 16° | 229 mm |
| BungomaBungoma County | 35 km WNW | 27° | 16° | 202 mm |
| MosoriotNandi | 38 km ESE | 23° | 12° | 138 mm |