Maralal weather in May

In May, Maralal sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 75 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Maralal's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maralal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:28 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Maralal is town in Samburu 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 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Maralal reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°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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Maralal weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°306.311.97.7
Feb26° / 14°234.3127.7
Mar26° / 15°529.2127.0
Apr25° / 15°9014.6126.1
May25° / 15°759.9127.0
Jun24° / 14°8610.612.16.8
Jul23° / 14°12514.212.16.0
Aug23° / 14°10813.1126.3
Sep24° / 14°465127.9
Oct24° / 14°479.4127.1
Nov23° / 14°8317.7125.6
Dec24° / 13°4810.511.97.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34456
44555
54456
64654
74753
85050
95149
105248
115545
125644
135743
145842
155941
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196436
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316436

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Maralal gets around 75 mm of rain over 9.9 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 33% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
353
452
551
649
748
846
944
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1140
1238
1336
1434
1532
1630
1728
1827
1925
2024
2122
2221
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2419
2519
2619
2719
2820
2920
3021
3122

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1156124
2156124
3156124
4156124
5156223
6156223
7166222
8166420
9176419
10186418
11206416
12216415
13236314
14256312
15276211
16296110
1732599
1834588
1936577
2039556
2141545
2243525
2345514
2447484
2549474
2651454
2752444
2853434
2953425
3054415
3154415

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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47calm
57calm
67calm
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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 6:29 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Maralal?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Maralal for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Maralal in May

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

In May, Maralal sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Maralal in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maralal peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 18UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Maralal 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 Maralal is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJul 1322 µg/m³Oct 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maralal?

Maralal sits at 1.1°N, 36.7°E, 1,941 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Mairo Inya, 123 km away.

Mairo InyaNyahururuKabarnetNanyukiIsioloItenUpper GilgilOl Kalou

Topography around Maralal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maralal has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 1,984 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,335 m.

The land around Maralal is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), shrubs (35%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
280 m
16 km
1,168 m
80 km
2,335 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Mairo Inya 123 km · Nyahururu 123 km · Kabarnet 126 km · Nanyuki 128 km · Isiolo 128 km · Iten 141 km · Upper Gilgil 153 km · Ol Kalou 156 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 Maralal (1.0967°, 36.6981°, elevation 1,941 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).