Rongo Weather in May
Rongo in May
The short of it: Rongo in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 160 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 16° · rain 160 mm · daylight 12 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & January
Thirty years of records give Rongo an average May high of 26°, a low of 16° and some 160 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 160 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 5 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 July and January.
Against its neighbours, Rongo runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Tabaka, 8 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Rongo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 56 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TabakaKisii County | 8 km E | 26° | 16° | 165 mm |
| NyambunwaKisii County | 15 km NE | 26° | 16° | 167 mm |
| OgemboKisii County | 15 km ESE | 25° | 15° | 166 mm |
| Thomas Magena homeKisii County | 17 km E | 24° | 15° | 169 mm |
| RodiHoma Bay County | 18 km NW | 27° | 17° | 146 mm |
| AwendoMigori County | 18 km SSW | 26° | 16° | 143 mm |
| KisiiKisii County | 20 km ENE | 25° | 15° | 169 mm |
| KenyenyaKisii County | 21 km SE | 25° | 15° | 154 mm |