Sondu Weather in May
Sondu in May
The short of it: Sondu in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 146 mm (5.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 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 26° · low 15° · rain 146 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & July
Thirty years of records give Sondu an average May high of 26°, a low of 15° and some 146 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 146 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 6 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, Sondu runs about middling and drier than most in May. Katito, 14 km to the NNW, is 3° warmer by day.
May in Sondu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 77 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KatitoKisumu County | 14 km NNW | 29° | 17° | 117 mm |
| NyamiraNyamira county | 21 km SSW | 23° | 13° | 166 mm |
| KapsoitKericho County | 24 km ENE | 24° | 13° | 188 mm |
| KebirigoNyamira county | 24 km SSW | 23° | 13° | 165 mm |
| AwasiKisumu County | 26 km NNE | 29° | 17° | 114 mm |
| AheroKisumu County | 26 km NNW | 29° | 17° | 118 mm |
| LiteinKericho County | 29 km SE | 24° | 13° | 155 mm |
| KerichoKericho County | 30 km E | 24° | 12° | 204 mm |