Watamu Weather in May
Watamu in May
The short of it: Watamu in May averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 242 mm (9.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 22° · rain 242 mm · daylight 11 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & September
May in Watamu brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 22°, with about 242 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 242 mm.
The sun is up for about 11 h 58 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 August and September.
Against its neighbours, Watamu runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Malindi, 18 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Watamu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 135 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MalindiKilifi County | 18 km NE | 28° | 22° | 302 mm |
| KilifiKilifi County | 36 km SSW | 30° | 23° | 258 mm |
| GongoniKilifi County | 38 km NNE | 29° | 23° | 263 mm |
| TakaunguKilifi County | 41 km SSW | 30° | 23° | 248 mm |
| VipingoKilifi County | 56 km SSW | 30° | 23° | 258 mm |
| MarereniKilifi County | 57 km NNE | 30° | 23° | 237 mm |
| BambaKilifi County | 59 km WSW | 28° | 21° | 179 mm |
| KaloleniKilifi County | 67 km SW | 28° | 22° | 266 mm |