Hoima Weather in May
Hoima in May
The short of it: Hoima in May averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 121 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 18° · rain 121 mm · daylight 12 h 11 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Hoima an average May high of 28°, a low of 18° and some 121 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 121 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 11 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Hoima runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Buhimba, 11 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Hoima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 33 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BuhimbaWestern Region | 11 km SSW | 28° | 18° | 112 mm |
| KikubeWestern Region | 17 km WSW | 29° | 18° | 113 mm |
| KigorobyaWestern Region | 21 km NNW | 29° | 19° | 126 mm |
| LwakyombaWestern Region | 36 km S | 29° | 18° | 96 mm |
| ButembaCentral Region | 42 km SE | 29° | 18° | 94 mm |
| MasindiWestern Region | 48 km ENE | 30° | 19° | 112 mm |
| Kyangwali Refugee CampWestern Region | 69 km WSW | 28° | 18° | 99 mm |
| KakumiroWestern Region | 73 km S | 27° | 17° | 85 mm |