Homa Bay weather in May

In May, Homa Bay sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 196 mm of rain across 25.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Homa Bay's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Homa Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
196 mm
25.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:39 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Homa Bay is city 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 Homa Bay reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Homa Bay weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°9115.3125.8
Feb28° / 20°6511.9125.5
Mar28° / 20°14719.6124.9
Apr26° / 20°24726.6123.9
May26° / 20°19625.2124.4
Jun26° / 19°8818.6125.3
Jul26° / 19°6215125.9
Aug26° / 19°8017.1125.6
Sep27° / 19°9018.3125.2
Oct27° / 20°17524.6124.3
Nov26° / 19°20525.8124.1
Dec26° / 19°14121.4124.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32377
42377
52575
62575
72773
82872
93070
103268
113466
123565
133664
143961
154060
164159
174258
184456
194555
204654
214753
224852
234951
245149
255248
265347
275545
285545
295644
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Homa Bay gets around 196 mm of rain over 25.2 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 81% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
392
491
591
691
791
890
990
1089
1188
1287
1386
1485
1583
1682
1780
1879
1978
2076
2175
2274
2373
2472
2571
2670
2770
2870
2969
3069
3169

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
103961
204060
304060
404159
504159
604258
704357
804456
904555
1004654
1104753
1214950
1315049
1415247
1515445
1615643
1725741
1825939
1926137
2026335
2136433
2236631
2336730
2446828
2547026
2647125
2757223
2857322
2957421
3057421
3167420

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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316calm

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 6:40 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:406:39
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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 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Homa Bay?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Homa Bay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Homa Bay in May

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

In May, Homa Bay sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Homa Bay 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 Homa Bay peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Homa Bay 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 Homa Bay is worst in June — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJun 2360 µg/m³Mar 1344 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr47Poor
May52Poor
Jun60Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Homa Bay?

Homa Bay sits at 0.5°S, 34.5°E, 1,165 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Awendo, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Homa Bay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Homa Bay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m around an average of 1,162 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,108 m.

The land around Homa Bay is covered by water (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (33%), grassland (25%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and water (28%), shrubs (22%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
237 m
16 km
573 m
80 km
1,108 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Awendo 7.0 km · Rongo 30 km · Oyugis 30 km · Kisii 38 km · Thomas Magena home 42 km · Ogembo 43 km · Awendo 43 km · Bondo 52 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 Homa Bay (-0.5273°, 34.4571°, elevation 1,165 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).