Tarakea Weather in May
Tarakea in May
The short of it: Tarakea in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 14° · rain 81 mm · daylight 11 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Tarakea an average May high of 22°, a low of 14° and some 81 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 59 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Tarakea runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Illasit, 5 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Tarakea, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 119 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IllasitKajiado County | 5 km N | 23° | 15° | 92 mm |
| OloitokitokKajiado County | 10 km NW | 23° | 14° | 76 mm |
| RomboKajiado County | 15 km ESE | 26° | 16° | 84 mm |
| KimanaKajiado County | 23 km N | 26° | 16° | 91 mm |
| IsinetiKajiado County | 30 km NNW | 27° | 16° | 72 mm |
| TavetaTaita Taveta | 46 km SSE | 28° | 19° | 72 mm |
| MoshiKilimanjaro | 47 km SSW | 26° | 18° | 108 mm |
| Boma la NgombeKilimanjaro | 59 km SW | 25° | 17° | 134 mm |