Emali weather in May

In May, Emali sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 56 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Emali's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Emali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:29 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Emali is town in Kenya.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Emali reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Emali weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°5610.512.16.6
Feb28° / 18°397.712.16.2
Mar28° / 18°8615.6125.4
Apr27° / 19°11121.4124.8
May26° / 17°5611.911.96.4
Jun25° / 16°8211.97.6
Jul25° / 15°40.911.97.8
Aug25° / 15°61.611.97.7
Sep27° / 16°61.5127.7
Oct28° / 17°418.6126.6
Nov26° / 18°13722.112.14.8
Dec26° / 18°9820.112.15.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54654
64654
74753
84753
94852
104951
114951
125050
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264654
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304258
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Emali gets around 56 mm of rain over 11.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
259
358
457
556
655
754
852
951
1049
1147
1245
1343
1441
1540
1638
1736
1834
1932
2030
2128
2227
2325
2424
2523
2622
2720
2819
2918
3017
3116

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1058213
2058312
3068212
4068311
5078211
6088210
7098110
8010819
9012808
10014788
11016777
12018757
13020746
14022735
15024715
16027694
17029683
18031663
19133642
20136612
21138601
22140581
23142561
24244540
25246520
26248500
27349480
28352450
29453430
30455410
31556390

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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128calm
138calm
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278calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:296:25
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411.96:296:25
511.96:296:24
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Emali

In seasonPeak

None of Emali's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Emali's rainy season runs March–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Emali?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Emali for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Emali in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Emali sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Emali in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Emali peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Emali in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Emali is worst in December — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 2317 µg/m³Oct 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Emali?

Emali sits at 2.1°S, 37.5°E, 1,155 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Makueni Boma, 35 km away.

MachakosMwalaKajiadoKitengela

Topography around Emali

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Emali.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Emali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 1,149 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 808 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,495 m.

The land around Emali is covered by grassland (51%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), shrubs (35%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
808 m
80 km
1,495 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Makueni Boma 35 km · Wote 38 km · Makindu 44 km · Kinoi 48 km · Machakos 66 km · Mwala 81 km · Kajiado 81 km · Kitengela 88 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,363
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.9
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
28.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 593
Religion
Christian 86%Muslim 11%other 2%none 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Emali (-2.0803°, 37.472°, elevation 1,155 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).