Nakuru Weather in May
Nakuru in May
The short of it: Nakuru in May averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 13° · rain 86 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Nakuru an average May high of 25°, a low of 13° and some 86 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 25°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 6 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 February.
Against its neighbours, Nakuru runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Njoro, 14 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Nakuru, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 37 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NjoroNakuru County | 14 km W | 24° | 10° | 96 mm |
| BahatiNakuru County | 19 km NNE | 23° | 11° | 130 mm |
| DundoriNakuru County | 19 km ENE | 22° | 10° | 118 mm |
| Upper GilgilNyandarua County | 25 km ENE | 20° | 8° | 120 mm |
| Kampi Ya MotoNakuru County | 25 km NW | 27° | 13° | 94 mm |
| RongaiNakuru County | 28 km WNW | 25° | 12° | 94 mm |
| ElburgonNakuru County | 29 km W | 22° | 9° | 101 mm |
| Ol Kalau South SettlementNyandarua County | 30 km E | 21° | 9° | 98 mm |