Jinja Weather in May
Jinja in May
The short of it: Jinja in May averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 120 mm (4.7 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 28° · low 18° · rain 120 mm · daylight 12 h 8 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Jinja an average May high of 28°, a low of 18° and some 120 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 120 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, Jinja runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Njeru, 3 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Jinja, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 70 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
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NjeruCentral Region | 3 km W | 28° | 18° | 120 mm |
| BugembeEastern Region | 6 km NE | 28° | 18° | 124 mm |
| KakiraEastern Region | 12 km NE | 28° | 18° | 122 mm |
| MagamagaEastern Region | 18 km ENE | 28° | 18° | 128 mm |
| BuwengeEastern Region | 24 km N | 28° | 18° | 123 mm |
| BuikweCentral Region | 24 km WSW | 27° | 17° | 132 mm |
| LugaziCentral Region | 31 km WSW | 27° | 17° | 143 mm |
| MayugeEastern Region | 31 km E | 28° | 18° | 128 mm |