Malindi Weather in May
Malindi in May
The short of it: Malindi in May averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 302 mm (11.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 58 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 28° · low 22° · rain 302 mm · daylight 11 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Malindi brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 22°, with about 302 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 302 mm.
The sun is up for about 11 h 58 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, 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, Malindi runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Watamu, 18 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Malindi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 169 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WatamuKilifi County | 18 km SW | 28° | 22° | 242 mm |
| GongoniKilifi County | 20 km N | 29° | 23° | 263 mm |
| MarereniKilifi County | 40 km N | 30° | 23° | 237 mm |
| KilifiKilifi County | 55 km SSW | 30° | 23° | 258 mm |
| TakaunguKilifi County | 59 km SSW | 30° | 23° | 248 mm |
| VipingoKilifi County | 74 km SSW | 30° | 23° | 258 mm |
| BambaKilifi County | 75 km WSW | 28° | 21° | 179 mm |
| KaloleniKilifi County | 85 km SW | 28° | 22° | 266 mm |