Garba Tula weather in May

In May, Garba Tula sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Garba Tula's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garba Tula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:21 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Garba Tula is town in Isiolo County, 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 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Garba Tula reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Garba Tula

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Garba Tula weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°303.8124.7
Feb33° / 23°101.7124.0
Mar34° / 24°426.6123.4
Apr33° / 24°7512.3123.3
May33° / 24°133.3124.0
Jun32° / 23°10.1124.7
Jul31° / 22°00.1125.2
Aug32° / 22°00.1125.1
Sep33° / 22°10.3124.4
Oct33° / 23°375.8123.7
Nov31° / 23°11918.1123.7
Dec31° / 22°7211.4124.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46535
56535
66733
76832
86931
97030
107129
117228
127327
137327
147426
157426
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247327
257327
267228
277228
287129
297129
307030
316931

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Garba Tula gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.3 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 12% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
230
328
426
525
623
721
819
917
1015
1114
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1311
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159
168
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312

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
100157213
200167212
300177211
400197110
50020719
60022708
70024697
80026686
90028675
100131644
110134623
120136603
130139582
140142552
150244522
160247502
170349471
180351451
190453421
200455401
210558370
220659350
230760330
241861300
251863280
261963270
2711163250
2811264230
2911365210
3011466190
3111567170

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
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516light breeze
616light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:236:24
212.06:226:24
312.06:226:23
412.06:226:23
512.06:226:23
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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 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 6.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
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106.1Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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216.1Intense
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246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Garba Tula?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Garba Tula in May

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

In May, Garba Tula sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Garba Tula in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Garba Tula peaks around March 18 at about 15 (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 18UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Garba Tula 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 Garba Tula is worst in December — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 2118 µg/m³Sep 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Garba Tula?

Garba Tula sits at 0.5°N, 38.5°E, 512 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Maua, 72 km away.

MauaIsioloMeruHabasweinChukaGarissaEmbuNanyuki

Topography around Garba Tula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garba Tula has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 516 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,289 m.

The land around Garba Tula is covered by shrubs (82%) within 3 km, shrubs (94%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
191 m
80 km
2,289 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Maua 72 km · Isiolo 106 km · Meru 110 km · Habaswein 121 km · Chuka 137 km · Garissa 167 km · Embu 168 km · Nanyuki 171 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 Garba Tula (0.5339°, 38.5188°, elevation 512 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).