Maua weather in May

In May, Maua sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 42 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Maua's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:24 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
47%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Maua is human settlement.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Maua reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°6710.3126.5
Feb29° / 18°386.6126.1
Mar29° / 19°8813.6125.2
Apr28° / 19°15321.3124.7
May27° / 19°428.8126.8
Jun27° / 18°61.5127.7
Jul27° / 17°62127.7
Aug27° / 18°61.5127.8
Sep29° / 18°72.2126.9
Oct29° / 19°8211.6125.6
Nov26° / 18°22725124.4
Dec26° / 17°12519.1125.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35644
45743
55842
65941
76139
86238
96436
106436
116634
126733
136832
146931
156931
166931
177129
187129
197129
207228
217228
227228
237228
247228
257228
267228
277228
287129
297030
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Maua gets around 42 mm of rain over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
257
355
453
551
649
747
844
942
1039
1137
1234
1332
1430
1528
1626
1724
1822
1921
2019
2117
2216
2315
2414
2513
2612
2711
2811
2910
3010
319

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1025345
2025543
3025741
4025840
5035938
6036136
7046234
8046432
9056530
10066727
11076825
12096823
130106921
140126919
150137017
160157015
170177013
180196912
190207010
20023689
21125668
22127666
23129655
24132625
25234604
26236593
27239563
28241543
29343522
30345502
31347482

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012light breeze
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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 6:25 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:256:26
212.06:256:26
312.06:256:25
412.06:256:25
512.06:256:25
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712.06:256:25
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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 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Maua

In seasonPeak

None of Maua's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Maua's rainy season runs April–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Maua?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Maua for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Maua in May

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

In May, Maua sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Maua 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 Maua peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Maua 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 Maua is worst in December — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodModerateDec 2121 µg/m³Sep 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun12Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maua?

Maua sits at 0.2°N, 37.9°E, 1,629 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Meru, 38 km away.

ChukaGarba TulaNanyukiEmbuKerugoyaKaratina

Topography around Maua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m around an average of 1,657 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,798 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,406 m.

The land around Maua is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and shrubs (55%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
582 m
16 km
1,798 m
80 km
4,406 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Meru 38 km · Isiolo 42 km · Chuka 71 km · Garba Tula 72 km · Nanyuki 100 km · Embu 101 km · Kerugoya 110 km · Karatina 121 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 Maua (0.2332°, 37.9409°, elevation 1,629 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).