Moi‘s Bridge weather in May

In May, Moi‘s Bridge sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 180 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 18% 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 Moi‘s Bridge's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moi‘s Bridge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
180 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:35 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Moi‘s Bridge is town 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 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Moi‘s Bridge 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 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Moi‘s Bridge weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°346127.1
Feb28° / 15°345.3126.4
Mar28° / 15°6510.4125.9
Apr27° / 16°14519.1125.0
May25° / 15°18022125.0
Jun24° / 14°15822125.0
Jul23° / 14°13221.6125.0
Aug24° / 14°16923.4124.9
Sep25° / 14°12717.7125.6
Oct26° / 14°11518.4125.4
Nov26° / 15°9417125.5
Dec27° / 14°458.8126.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% 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 (%)
12377
22476
32476
42575
52674
62773
72971
83070
93169
103367
113565
123763
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Moi‘s Bridge gets around 180 mm of rain over 22 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 71% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3169

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1137611
2127612
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4107812
5107911
698011
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128839
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2715805
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3015814
3114833

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 6:36 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:38 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 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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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 Moi‘s Bridge?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Moi‘s Bridge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moi‘s Bridge in May

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

In May, Moi‘s Bridge sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Moi‘s Bridge in May

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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 Moi‘s Bridge peaks around March 15 at about 16 (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 15UV 16Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Moi‘s Bridge 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 Moi‘s Bridge is worst in June — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJun 1963 µg/m³Mar 1140 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr45Poor
May54Poor
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug56Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct50Poor
Nov45Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Moi‘s Bridge?

Moi‘s Bridge sits at 0.9°N, 35.1°E, 1,828 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Kitale, 21 km away.

Topography around Moi‘s Bridge

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Moi‘s Bridge.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moi‘s Bridge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 1,838 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,383 m.

The land around Moi‘s Bridge is covered by cropland (41%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (32%), cropland (32%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
299 m
80 km
3,383 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Kitale 21 km · Kiminini 22 km · Kapenguria 41 km · Eldoret 42 km · Makutano 43 km · Kimilili 46 km · Iten 48 km · Webuye 49 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 Moi‘s Bridge (0.8718°, 35.1221°, elevation 1,828 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).