Yala Weather in May
Yala in May
The short of it: Yala in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 213 mm (8.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 16° · rain 213 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Yala an average May high of 27°, a low of 16° and some 213 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 213 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Yala runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Luanda, 10 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Yala, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 41 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LuandaVihiga County | 10 km SE | 26° | 16° | 193 mm |
| KhwiseroKakamega County | 11 km NE | 27° | 16° | 214 mm |
| MasenoKisumu County | 13 km SSE | 27° | 16° | 182 mm |
| ButereKakamega County | 14 km NNW | 27° | 16° | 230 mm |
| MbaleVihiga County | 21 km E | 26° | 15° | 201 mm |
| MajengoVihiga County | 22 km ESE | 26° | 15° | 201 mm |
| ChavakaliVihiga County | 22 km E | 26° | 15° | 201 mm |
| ShiandaKakamega County | 25 km N | 27° | 16° | 229 mm |