Muhoroni weather in May

In May, Muhoroni sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 237 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-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 14% 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 Muhoroni's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Muhoroni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
237 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:36 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Muhoroni 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 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Muhoroni 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 about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 15°9610.8126.2
Feb29° / 15°568.3125.7
Mar28° / 15°16214.9125.2
Apr26° / 15°36023.3124.4
May25° / 15°23722.2125.0
Jun24° / 15°9017.5125.6
Jul24° / 14°6015.1126.0
Aug25° / 15°7817.2125.6
Sep26° / 15°11016.1125.6
Oct26° / 15°20719.5125.0
Nov26° / 15°27721.4124.8
Dec27° / 15°15214.1125.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32080
42080
52278
62377
72377
82575
92674
102773
113070
123169
133268
143367
153565
163664
173763
183862
194060
204258
214357
224456
234555
244654
254753
264852
274852
284852
294951
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Muhoroni gets around 237 mm of rain over 22.2 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 71% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
386
486
585
684
784
883
981
1080
1179
1277
1375
1474
1572
1670
1769
1867
1966
2064
2163
2262
2361
2460
2559
2658
2758
2858
2958
3058
3158

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
134750
234750
334750
434750
534850
624949
725048
825147
925246
1025444
1125543
1235641
1335740
1435938
1536136
1646135
1746333
1856431
1956629
2056827
2166826
2267024
2367222
2477320
2577419
2677518
2787517
2887616
2987715
3087814
3197813

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
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315calm

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 6:37 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:376:36
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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 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
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295.5Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Muhoroni?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Muhoroni for sightseeing.

What to pack for Muhoroni in May

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

In May, Muhoroni 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 Muhoroni 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 Muhoroni peaks around March 14 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 14UV 16Jun 18UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Muhoroni 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 Muhoroni is worst in June — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJun 1778 µg/m³Feb 1758 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May71Unhealthy
Jun79Unhealthy
Jul73Unhealthy
Aug69Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Muhoroni?

Muhoroni sits at 0.2°S, 35.2°E, 1,290 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Kericho, 25 km away.

Eldama RavineOyugis

Topography around Muhoroni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Muhoroni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 1,303 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,317 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,917 m.

The land around Muhoroni is covered by grassland (58%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
1,317 m
80 km
1,917 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kericho 25 km · Kapsabet 42 km · Kisumu 49 km · Nyamira 54 km · Mbale 59 km · Molo 60 km · Eldama Ravine 63 km · Oyugis 65 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 Muhoroni (-0.1582°, 35.1964°, elevation 1,290 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).