Samburu Weather in May
Samburu in May
The short of it: Samburu in May averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 20 °C (69 °F), with 132 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 20° · rain 132 mm · daylight 11 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Samburu brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 20°, with about 132 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 132 mm.
The sun is up for about 11 h 57 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Samburu runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Mariakani, 25 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Samburu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 47 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MariakaniKilifi County | 25 km ESE | 29° | 21° | 209 mm |
| Mackinnon RoadKwale County | 27 km WNW | 28° | 20° | 105 mm |
| MazerasKwale County | 37 km ESE | 30° | 22° | 299 mm |
| KinangoKwale County | 39 km S | 29° | 21° | 187 mm |
| BambaKilifi County | 40 km NE | 28° | 21° | 179 mm |
| KaloleniKilifi County | 41 km E | 28° | 22° | 266 mm |
| JomvuMombasa County | 44 km ESE | 30° | 23° | 316 mm |
| KwaleKwale County | 47 km SSE | 28° | 21° | 236 mm |