Masalani weather in May

In May, Masalani sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 69 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Masalani's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masalani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:18 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Masalani is place in Garissa 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Masalani reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Masalani

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.

Masalani 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
Jan35° / 24°202.712.13.0
Feb36° / 24°61.412.12.5
Mar36° / 25°337.9122.2
Apr34° / 26°6817.7122.5
May32° / 25°6912.811.93.9
Jun31° / 24°184.111.95.1
Jul31° / 23°132.711.95.4
Aug31° / 23°133.511.95.2
Sep32° / 23°173.6124.7
Oct33° / 24°549.3123.7
Nov33° / 24°10217.812.13.0
Dec34° / 24°5410.512.13.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% 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 (%)
14951
25050
35050
45050
55149
65248
75248
85446
95545
105644
115644
125842
135941
145941
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Masalani gets around 69 mm of rain over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
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452
551
650
750
849
948
1047
1146
1245
1344
1443
1543
1642
1741
1840
1939
2038
2137
2236
2335
2434
2532
2631
2730
2828
2927
3025
3124

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11909
21909
31918
42908
52917
62917
72926
82926
93925
103925
114924
124924
135923
146913
156913
167912
178902
189892
1910882
2011881
2112871
2214851
2315841
2417821
2519801
2621781
2723770
2825750
2927730
3029710
3132680

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:186:15
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311.96:186:14
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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 4.75 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Masalani?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Masalani in May

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

In May, Masalani sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Masalani in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Masalani peaks around March 22 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 22UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Masalani 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 Masalani is worst in January — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (October, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1815 µg/m³Oct 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug8Good
Sep7Good
Oct6Good
Nov8Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Masalani?

Masalani sits at 1.7°S, 40.2°E, 71 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Hola, 28 km away.

LamuGarissaKaambooniMalindiWatamuKilifiKitui

Topography around Masalani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masalani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m.

The land around Masalani is covered by shrubs (63%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (74%) within 16 km, and shrubs (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
60 m
80 km
199 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Hola 28 km · Lamu 104 km · Garissa 150 km · Kaambooni 158 km · Malindi 170 km · Watamu 185 km · Kilifi 218 km · Kitui 243 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 Masalani (-1.6941°, 40.1701°, elevation 71 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).