Kapsabet weather in May

In May, Kapsabet sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 271 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
10th coldest
Rainfall
271 mm
27.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:36 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Kapsabet is human settlement 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 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kapsabet reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kapsabet weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 13°10514.2126.1
Feb27° / 14°8512.7126.0
Mar26° / 14°17720.1125.1
Apr24° / 14°29126.9124.0
May24° / 14°27127.7124.1
Jun23° / 14°17725.8124.2
Jul22° / 13°17325.7124.3
Aug23° / 13°19926.4124.3
Sep24° / 13°17123.6124.7
Oct24° / 14°23126.3124.3
Nov24° / 14°24223.8124.5
Dec25° / 13°15818.9125.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 71%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31684
41783
51783
61882
71981
82080
92179
102179
112377
122575
132674
142674
152872
162872
173070
183169
193466
203466
213664
223664
233862
243961
254060
264159
274258
284258
294357
304357
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kapsabet gets around 271 mm of rain over 27.7 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 90% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
195
294
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494
594
693
793
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992
1092
1191
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1490
1590
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2287
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2486
2586
2686
2786
2887
2987
3087
3187

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
104654
204654
304654
404555
504654
604654
704753
814752
914851
1014950
1115049
1215148
1315247
1415445
1515544
1615742
1715841
1816039
1916237
2016336
2116534
2216633
2316831
2416930
2517128
2617227
2717326
2817425
2917623
3017722
3117821

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
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264calm
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314calm

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 6:37 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:376:37
212.06:366:37
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512.06:366:37
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2912.06:366:37
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3112.06:376:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
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185.5Bright
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265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kapsabet?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kapsabet for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kapsabet in May

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

In May, Kapsabet sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kapsabet 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 Kapsabet peaks around March 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 17Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kapsabet 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 Kapsabet is worst in June — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJun 1778 µg/m³Feb 1758 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May71Unhealthy
Jun79Unhealthy
Jul73Unhealthy
Aug69Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kapsabet?

Kapsabet sits at 0.2°N, 35.1°E, 1,998 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Eldoret, 40 km away.

Kericho

Topography around Kapsabet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kapsabet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 1,970 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,962 m.

The land around Kapsabet is covered by trees (59%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
545 m
80 km
1,962 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Eldoret 40 km · Kakamega 40 km · Muhoroni 42 km · Mbale 45 km · Kisumu 51 km · Khwisero 57 km · Webuye 58 km · Kericho 67 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 Kapsabet (0.2039°, 35.105°, elevation 1,998 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).