Mombasa Weather in May
Mombasa in May
The short of it: Mombasa in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 296 mm (11.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 23° · rain 296 mm · daylight 11 h 56 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Mombasa an average May high of 30°, a low of 23° and some 296 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 30°, nights near 23°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 296 mm.
The sun is up for about 11 h 56 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Mombasa runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Jomvu, 10 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Mombasa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 140 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JomvuMombasa County | 10 km NW | 30° | 23° | 316 mm |
| MtwapaKilifi County | 16 km NE | 30° | 23° | 295 mm |
| MazerasKwale County | 16 km NW | 30° | 22° | 299 mm |
| MatugaKwale County | 16 km SW | 30° | 22° | 297 mm |
| KwaleKwale County | 27 km WSW | 28° | 21° | 236 mm |
| KaloleniKilifi County | 27 km N | 28° | 22° | 266 mm |
| UkundaKwale County | 29 km SSW | 30° | 23° | 310 mm |
| MariakaniKilifi County | 30 km NW | 29° | 21° | 209 mm |