Ngong Weather in May
Ngong in May
The short of it: Ngong in May averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 131 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 3 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 15° · rain 131 mm · daylight 12 h 3 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Ngong brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 15°, with about 131 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 131 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 3 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, Ngong runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Lang'ata, 7 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Ngong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 49 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lang'ataNairobi County | 7 km ESE | 24° | 15° | 136 mm |
| KiserianKajiado County | 9 km SSE | 25° | 15° | 134 mm |
| Ongata RongaiKajiado County | 11 km ESE | 25° | 15° | 114 mm |
| KikuyuKiambu County | 12 km N | 22° | 13° | 126 mm |
| NairobiNairobi County | 18 km ENE | 25° | 15° | 143 mm |
| PumwaniNairobi County | 21 km ENE | 25° | 16° | 128 mm |
| KaruriKiambu County | 22 km NNE | 24° | 14° | 140 mm |
| RironiKiambu County | 23 km N | 21° | 11° | 163 mm |