Nkubu Weather in May
Nkubu in May
The short of it: Nkubu in May averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 163 mm (6.4 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 163 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Nkubu brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 14°, with about 163 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 163 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, Nkubu runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Meru, 13 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Nkubu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 200 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeruMeru County | 13 km N | 24° | 14° | 147 mm |
| MitunguuMeru County | 14 km ESE | 27° | 17° | 87 mm |
| ChogoriaTharaka - Nithi | 18 km SSW | 25° | 15° | 153 mm |
| KiiruaMeru County | 24 km NNW | 23° | 12° | 120 mm |
| ChukaTharaka - Nithi | 29 km S | 25° | 16° | 144 mm |
| MarimantiTharaka - Nithi | 36 km ESE | 29° | 20° | 25 mm |
| KathwanaTharaka - Nithi | 37 km SE | 29° | 19° | 30 mm |
| RunyenjesEmbu County | 41 km SSW | 25° | 15° | 159 mm |