Upper Gilgil Weather in May
Upper Gilgil in May
The short of it: Upper Gilgil in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 120 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 8° · rain 120 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & January
May in Upper Gilgil brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 8°, with about 120 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 120 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 February and January.
Against its neighbours, Upper Gilgil runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Dundori, 6 km to the SW, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Upper Gilgil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 29 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DundoriNakuru County | 6 km SW | 22° | 10° | 118 mm |
| Ol Kalau South SettlementNyandarua County | 10 km SE | 21° | 9° | 98 mm |
| Ol KalouNyandarua County | 14 km ESE | 22° | 9° | 85 mm |
| KasukuNyandarua County | 15 km NE | 22° | 8° | 96 mm |
| BahatiNakuru County | 15 km WNW | 23° | 11° | 130 mm |
| Ol Joro OrokNyandarua County | 18 km NNE | 22° | 8° | 105 mm |
| SubukiaNakuru County | 23 km NNW | 23° | 10° | 136 mm |
| NakuruNakuru County | 25 km WSW | 25° | 13° | 86 mm |