Ruiru Weather in May
Ruiru in May
The short of it: Ruiru in May averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 16° · rain 90 mm · daylight 12 h 4 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Ruiru an average May high of 26°, a low of 16° and some 90 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 4 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Ruiru runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Juja, 8 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Ruiru, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 64 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JujaKiambu County | 8 km NE | 26° | 16° | 87 mm |
| GatunduKiambu County | 13 km NNW | 24° | 15° | 145 mm |
| KiambuKiambu County | 14 km W | 25° | 15° | 117 mm |
| TingangaKiambu County | 16 km W | 24° | 14° | 147 mm |
| GithunguriMachakos County | 17 km S | 26° | 16° | 68 mm |
| ThikaNairobi County | 17 km NE | 26° | 16° | 101 mm |
| PumwaniNairobi County | 20 km SW | 25° | 16° | 128 mm |
| Imara Daima EstateNairobi County | 22 km SSW | 26° | 16° | 86 mm |