Moroto Weather in May
Moroto in May
The short of it: Moroto in May averages a high of 29 °C (83 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 102 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 14 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 29° · low 16° · rain 102 mm · daylight 12 h 14 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Moroto an average May high of 29°, a low of 16° and some 102 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 29°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 102 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 14 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, Moroto runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Amudat, 72 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Moroto, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 16 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmudatNorthern Region | 72 km SSE | 28° | 17° | 82 mm |
| KotidoNorthern Region | 77 km NW | 30° | 17° | 78 mm |
| LokicharTurkana County | 111 km E | 34° | 21° | 45 mm |
| AbimNorthern Region | 112 km W | 27° | 17° | 116 mm |
| LodwarTurkana County | 122 km ENE | 37° | 24° | 24 mm |
| KainukTurkana County | 126 km SE | 31° | 19° | 59 mm |
| KapchorwaEastern Region | 128 km S | 25° | 14° | 176 mm |
| KakumaTurkana County | 133 km N | 36° | 21° | 36 mm |