Meru Weather in May
Meru in May
The short of it: Meru in May averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 147 mm (5.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 14° · rain 147 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Meru an average May high of 24°, a low of 14° and some 147 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 147 mm, the 4th 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Meru runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Nkubu, 13 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Meru, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 197 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NkubuMeru County | 13 km S | 24° | 14° | 163 mm |
| KiiruaMeru County | 14 km NW | 23° | 12° | 120 mm |
| MitunguuMeru County | 22 km SE | 27° | 17° | 87 mm |
| ChogoriaTharaka - Nithi | 31 km S | 25° | 15° | 153 mm |
| IsioloIsiolo County | 35 km NNW | 30° | 18° | 40 mm |
| MauaMeru County | 38 km ENE | 25° | 15° | 161 mm |
| MarimantiTharaka - Nithi | 42 km ESE | 29° | 20° | 25 mm |
| ChukaTharaka - Nithi | 42 km S | 25° | 16° | 144 mm |