Moyale weather in May

In May, Moyale sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 71 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-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 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Moyale's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moyale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:15 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Moyale is town on the border of Ethiopia and 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Moyale reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°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 about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12721
22721
32721
42721
52721
62721
72721
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92720
102720
112720
122720
132720
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212720
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232720
242720
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262720
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282720
292720
302720
312720

How May really feels in Moyale

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Moyale weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°142.411.84.8
Feb33° / 22°91.511.94.1
Mar32° / 22°528.1124.3
Apr28° / 21°13721.312.14.3
May27° / 20°7116.112.25.6
Jun27° / 20°123.812.27.0
Jul26° / 19°82.612.27.1
Aug27° / 19°82.712.17.1
Sep29° / 20°92.9126.5
Oct28° / 20°10614.111.95.5
Nov28° / 19°10218.411.85.1
Dec30° / 19°256.311.85.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 34% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34654
44852
55050
65149
75248
85446
95545
105644
115644
125743
135644
145743
155644
165644
175545
185644
195545
205545
215446
225347
235248
245149
255050
264852
274852
284654
294456
304357
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Moyale gets around 71 mm of rain over 16.1 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 52% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
176
276
375
474
573
671
770
868
966
1065
1163
1261
1359
1457
1555
1652
1750
1848
1946
2044
2141
2239
2337
2436
2534
2632
2730
2829
2927
3025
3123

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1008902
2009892
30010891
40011881
50012871
60014851
70016831
80018811
90020800
100023770
110026740
120029710
130032680
140135640
150138610
160141580
170244540
180246520
190348480
200451450
210553420
220655390
230756370
240858340
2501058320
2601159300
2711259280
2811460250
2911561230
3011662210
3111862190

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
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1911calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 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 6:17 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:176:25
212.16:176:25
312.16:176:25
412.16:176:25
512.16:176:24
612.16:166:24
712.16:166:24
812.16:166:24
912.16:166:24
1012.16:166:25
1112.16:166:25
1212.26:166:25
1312.26:156:25
1412.26:156:25
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1712.26:156:25
1812.26:156:25
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2012.26:156:25
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2212.26:156:25
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2512.26:156:26
2612.26:156:26
2712.26:156:26
2812.26:156:26
2912.26:156:26
3012.26:156:27
3112.26:166:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Moyale?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Moyale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moyale in May

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

In May, Moyale sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Moyale 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 Moyale peaks around March 18 at about 15 (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 18UV 15Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Moyale?

Moyale sits at 3.5°N, 39.1°E, 1,068 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Takaba, 131 km away.

TakabaMarsabitYabēloNegēlēEl WakWajirLafeyRamu

Topography around Moyale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moyale has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 1,068 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,179 m.

The land around Moyale is covered by shrubs (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and shrubs (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
288 m
16 km
842 m
80 km
1,179 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Takaba 131 km · Marsabit 178 km · Yabēlo 185 km · Negēlē 207 km · El Wak 223 km · Wajir 227 km · Lafey 240 km · Ramu 245 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 Moyale (3.5266°, 39.0561°, elevation 1,068 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).