Mtwapa Weather in May
Mtwapa in May
The short of it: Mtwapa in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 295 mm (11.6 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 295 mm · daylight 11 h 56 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Mtwapa brings afternoons near 30° and nights around 23°, with about 295 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 30°, nights near 23°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 295 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, Mtwapa runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Vipingo, 16 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Mtwapa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 132 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VipingoKilifi County | 16 km NNE | 30° | 23° | 258 mm |
| MombasaMombasa County | 16 km SW | 30° | 23° | 296 mm |
| JomvuMombasa County | 16 km WSW | 30° | 23° | 316 mm |
| KaloleniKilifi County | 19 km NW | 28° | 22° | 266 mm |
| MazerasKwale County | 22 km W | 30° | 22° | 299 mm |
| TakaunguKilifi County | 31 km NNE | 30° | 23° | 248 mm |
| MariakaniKilifi County | 32 km WNW | 29° | 21° | 209 mm |
| MatugaKwale County | 32 km SW | 30° | 22° | 297 mm |