Habaswein weather in May

In May, Habaswein sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Habaswein's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Habaswein's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:17 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Habaswein is place in Wajir 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 34°C through the month.

A typical May day in Habaswein reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Habaswein

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.

Habaswein weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°18211.93.4
Feb36° / 25°50.8122.8
Mar36° / 26°284122.5
Apr35° / 26°569.6122.8
May34° / 25°92123.5
Jun33° / 24°10.112.14.2
Jul32° / 23°10.112.14.7
Aug32° / 23°10.1124.6
Sep33° / 23°20.2124.1
Oct34° / 24°274.9123.4
Nov33° / 24°8614.4123.4
Dec33° / 24°437.411.93.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36436
46535
56634
66832
76931
87030
97129
107129
117228
127228
137327
147228
157228
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316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Habaswein gets around 9 mm of rain over 2 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 7% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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319
417
516
614
713
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910
109
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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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1026137
2026335
3026533
4036730
5036928
6047026
7047224
8057322
9067420
10077518
11087616
12097714
130117712
140127711
15014779
16015778
17017767
18018766
19020755
20121744
21123724
22125713
23126703
24128692
25230662
26232642
27234631
28236611
29238591
30240571
31243541

Wind in May

Winds average 20 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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1120light breeze
1220light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:186:20
212.06:186:20
312.06:186:20
412.06:186:20
512.06:186:20
612.06:186:20
712.06:176:20
812.06:176:20
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2712.16:176:21
2812.16:176:21
2912.16:186:21
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3112.16:186:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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265.7Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Habaswein?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Habaswein. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Habaswein in May

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

In May, Habaswein sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Habaswein 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 Habaswein peaks around March 21 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 21UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Habaswein?

Habaswein sits at 1.0°N, 39.5°E, 208 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Wajir, 103 km away.

WajirGarba TulaGarissaMauaMarsabitIsioloMeruChuka

Topography around Habaswein

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Habaswein has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 210 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m.

The land around Habaswein is covered by grassland (85%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
242 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Wajir 103 km · Garba Tula 121 km · Garissa 164 km · Maua 193 km · Marsabit 222 km · Isiolo 225 km · Meru 231 km · Chuka 254 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 Habaswein (1.0166°, 39.4912°, elevation 208 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).