Gombe Weather in May
Gombe in May
The short of it: Gombe in May averages a high of 36 °C (97 °F) and a low of 25 °C (76 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 36° · low 25° · rain 64 mm · daylight 12 h 35 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Gombe an average May high of 36°, a low of 25° and some 64 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 36° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 35 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Gombe runs about middling and drier than most in May. Garko, 13 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Gombe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 48 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GarkoGombe State | 13 km S | 35° | 24° | 68 mm |
| KafaratiGombe State | 13 km NW | 36° | 24° | 61 mm |
| AkkoGombe State | 21 km W | 35° | 23° | 67 mm |
| DebaGombe State | 26 km ESE | 37° | 25° | 68 mm |
| KumoGombe State | 27 km S | 36° | 25° | 73 mm |
| HinnaGombe State | 36 km E | 36° | 26° | 59 mm |
| PindigaGombe State | 41 km SW | 35° | 24° | 75 mm |
| BiliriGombe State | 47 km S | 34° | 24° | 81 mm |