Kigali Weather in May
Kigali in May
The short of it: Kigali in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 2 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 26° · low 16° · rain 93 mm · daylight 12 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Kigali an average May high of 26°, a low of 16° and some 93 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 93 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 2 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, Kigali runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi, 8 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Kigali, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 61 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamuhanda / RuyenziSouthern Province | 8 km WSW | 26° | 16° | 88 mm |
| NderaKigali | 12 km E | 26° | 16° | 84 mm |
| ShyorongiNorthern Province | 15 km NW | 24° | 15° | 105 mm |
| MuginaSouthern Province | 22 km SW | 26° | 16° | 88 mm |
| NyamataEastern Province | 30 km SSE | 26° | 16° | 81 mm |
| TareNorthern Province | 31 km NNW | 23° | 14° | 110 mm |
| GitaramaSouthern Province | 36 km WSW | 24° | 15° | 110 mm |
| RuhuhaEastern Province | 39 km S | 26° | 16° | 86 mm |