Gikongoro Weather in May
Gikongoro in May
The short of it: Gikongoro in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 13° · rain 116 mm · daylight 12 h 0 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Gikongoro brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 13°, with about 116 mm of rain over the month. Gikongoro's coldest stretch of the year, 22° by day and 13° by night. Wet spells are common — about 116 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 0 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Gikongoro runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Nzega, 3 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Gikongoro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 62 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NzegaSouthern Province | 3 km SW | 22° | 13° | 116 mm |
| NyanzaSouthern Province | 23 km ENE | 24° | 15° | 100 mm |
| ButareSouthern Province | 24 km SE | 24° | 15° | 87 mm |
| RuhangoSouthern Province | 36 km NE | 25° | 15° | 101 mm |
| MahembeWestern Province | 40 km NW | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |
| KarambiWestern Province | 40 km WNW | 22° | 13° | 116 mm |
| CyatoWestern Province | 43 km WNW | 22° | 13° | 108 mm |
| GitesiWestern Province | 43 km NNW | 24° | 14° | 88 mm |