Shianda Weather in May
Shianda in May
The short of it: Shianda in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 229 mm (9.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 16° · rain 229 mm · daylight 12 h 8 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & July
Thirty years of records give Shianda an average May high of 27°, a low of 16° and some 229 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 229 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 8 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 January and July.
Against its neighbours, Shianda runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Mumias, 10 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Shianda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MumiasKakamega County | 10 km W | 28° | 17° | 240 mm |
| ButereKakamega County | 16 km SW | 27° | 16° | 230 mm |
| KhwiseroKakamega County | 17 km S | 27° | 16° | 214 mm |
| KakamegaKakamega County | 20 km E | 26° | 15° | 217 mm |
| KhayegaKakamega County | 25 km ESE | 26° | 15° | 209 mm |
| YalaSiaya County | 25 km S | 27° | 16° | 213 mm |
| BungomaBungoma County | 27 km N | 27° | 16° | 202 mm |
| ChavakaliVihiga County | 29 km SE | 26° | 15° | 201 mm |