Rongo weather in May

In May, Rongo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 151 mm of rain across 20 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 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 Rongo's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
151 mm
20 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:39 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

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 Rongo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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)
12717
22717
32717
42717
52717
62717
72717
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102717
112717
122717
132717
142717
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212717
222717
232717
242717
252717
262717
272717
282717
292717
302717
312717

Rongo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°10615.7125.5
Feb29° / 17°7512.1125.2
Mar28° / 17°15318.7124.7
Apr27° / 17°22323.7124.2
May27° / 17°15120125.0
Jun27° / 17°5411.1126.2
Jul27° / 16°358126.7
Aug27° / 17°5710.9126.2
Sep28° / 17°7413.8125.4
Oct28° / 17°14319.1124.7
Nov27° / 17°21324.1124.2
Dec27° / 17°16421.5124.8

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 18% 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 (%)
11783
21783
31882
41882
52080
62080
72179
82377
92377
102575
112773
122971
133169
143268
153466
163565
173664
183862
194060
204159
214357
224456
234654
244654
254852
265050
275050
285248
295248
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Rongo gets around 151 mm of rain over 20 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 64% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
280
380
480
579
679
778
877
976
1075
1173
1271
1370
1468
1566
1664
1762
1861
1959
2057
2155
2254
2352
2451
2550
2649
2748
2847
2947
3046
3146

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1058411
2058411
3058411
4068311
5068410
6068410
707849
807849
908839
1009838
11010828
12011818
13013807
14014797
15016786
16018766
17019756
18021745
19022735
20024715
21025714
22026704
23028693
24029683
25130663
26130672
27130672
28131662
29131662
30131671
31130681

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 6 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
155calm
165calm
175calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:40 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:406:38
212.06:396:38
312.06:396:38
412.06:396:38
512.06:396:37
612.06:396:37
712.06:396:37
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912.06:396:37
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2012.06:396:37
2112.06:396:37
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2612.06:406:37
2712.06:406:37
2812.06:406:37
2912.06:406:38
3012.06:406:38
3112.06:406:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Rongo?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Rongo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rongo in May

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

In May, Rongo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Rongo 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 Rongo peaks around March 16 at about 16 (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 16UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Rongo 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 Rongo is worst in June — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJun 2360 µg/m³Mar 1344 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr47Poor
May52Poor
Jun60Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Rongo?

Rongo sits at 0.8°S, 34.6°E, 1,474 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Ogembo, 15 km away.

Topography around Rongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 1,446 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,108 m.

The land around Rongo is covered by trees (50%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (26%), trees (22%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
694 m
80 km
1,108 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ogembo 15 km · Thomas Magena home 17 km · Awendo 18 km · Kisii 21 km · Homa Bay 30 km · Oyugis 31 km · Awendo 36 km · Migori 37 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 Rongo (-0.7568°, 34.5983°, elevation 1,474 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).