Kaduna Weather in May
Kaduna in May
The short of it: Kaduna in May averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 112 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 23° · rain 112 mm · daylight 12 h 36 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Kaduna an average May high of 33°, a low of 23° and some 112 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 112 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 36 min in mid-May, 15 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Kaduna runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Kujama, 23 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Kaduna, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 78 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KujamaKaduna State | 23 km ESE | 33° | 23° | 111 mm |
| KajuruKaduna State | 35 km SE | 32° | 23° | 114 mm |
| IgabiKaduna State | 43 km NE | 34° | 23° | 102 mm |
| ZariaKaduna State | 72 km NNE | 35° | 24° | 95 mm |
| SobaKaduna State | 84 km NE | 34° | 23° | 89 mm |
| HunkuyiKaduna State | 85 km NNE | 36° | 24° | 84 mm |
| Sofo-Birnin-GwariKaduna State | 90 km NW | 34° | 24° | 93 mm |
| Dutsen WaiKaduna State | 91 km ENE | 34° | 23° | 90 mm |