Mbale Weather in May
Mbale in May
The short of it: Mbale in May averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 201 mm (7.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 15° · rain 201 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & July
May in Mbale brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 15°, with about 201 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 201 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Mbale runs about middling and about as wet in May. Majengo, 4 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Mbale, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 60 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MajengoVihiga County | 4 km S | 26° | 15° | 201 mm |
| ChavakaliVihiga County | 4 km NNE | 26° | 15° | 201 mm |
| SeremVihiga County | 15 km E | 25° | 15° | 206 mm |
| KhayegaKakamega County | 15 km NNE | 26° | 15° | 209 mm |
| LuandaVihiga County | 16 km WSW | 26° | 16° | 193 mm |
| MasenoKisumu County | 17 km SW | 27° | 16° | 182 mm |
| KhwiseroKakamega County | 17 km NW | 27° | 16° | 214 mm |
| YalaSiaya County | 21 km W | 27° | 16° | 213 mm |