Gombe Weather in May
Gombe in May
The short of it: Gombe in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 17° · rain 104 mm · daylight 12 h 8 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Gombe an average May high of 27°, a low of 17° and some 104 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 104 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 8 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Gombe runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Mityana, 25 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Gombe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 49 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MityanaCentral Region | 25 km NNW | 27° | 17° | 97 mm |
| MpigiCentral Region | 25 km E | 27° | 17° | 111 mm |
| KasanjeCentral Region | 35 km E | 27° | 18° | 151 mm |
| NamayumbaCentral Region | 40 km NNE | 27° | 18° | 102 mm |
| KakiriCentral Region | 41 km NE | 27° | 17° | 103 mm |
| LukayaCentral Region | 44 km SW | 27° | 17° | 119 mm |
| KatabiCentral Region | 44 km ESE | 27° | 18° | 176 mm |
| KizibaCentral Region | 45 km NE | 27° | 18° | 102 mm |