Kitgum Weather in May
Kitgum in May
The short of it: Kitgum in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 118 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 19° · rain 118 mm · daylight 12 h 16 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & November
Thirty years of records give Kitgum an average May high of 31°, a low of 19° and some 118 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 118 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 16 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and November.
Against its neighbours, Kitgum runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Pader, 45 km to the SE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Kitgum, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PaderNorthern Region | 45 km SE | 30° | 19° | 118 mm |
| PaderNorthern Region | 50 km SSE | 30° | 18° | 125 mm |
| Pader PalwoNorthern Region | 60 km SSE | 30° | 18° | 125 mm |
| PajokEastern Equatoria | 79 km NW | 32° | 20° | 124 mm |
| GuluNorthern Region | 86 km SW | 29° | 18° | 152 mm |
| OpitNorthern Region | 87 km SSW | 29° | 18° | 145 mm |
| AbimNorthern Region | 109 km SE | 27° | 17° | 116 mm |
| LiraNorthern Region | 114 km S | 29° | 18° | 149 mm |