Tetu weather in May

In May, Tetu sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 158 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Tetu's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tetu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:29 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tetu reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Tetu weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 11°11014.5126.1
Feb23° / 11°8411.9126.4
Mar23° / 12°13318.5125.6
Apr21° / 13°20625.4124.1
May20° / 13°15822.2124.5
Jun19° / 12°7716.6124.9
Jul18° / 11°5214.1125.0
Aug18° / 11°5715.4125.0
Sep20° / 11°4611.9125.9
Oct20° / 12°12918.7125.1
Nov20° / 12°23026.4123.8
Dec21° / 12°18122124.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32575
42575
52674
62674
72872
82971
92971
103169
113268
123268
133268
143367
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173565
183565
193565
203763
213763
223763
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243862
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273862
283862
293763
303763
313664

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tetu gets around 158 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 72% 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
586
686
785
885
984
1083
1182
1281
1379
1477
1576
1674
1772
1870
1968
2066
2163
2261
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2458
2557
2655
2755
2854
2954
3054
3154

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
16913
27903
37903
47903
57903
67903
78902
88902
99892
1010882
1111872
1212862
1313861
1414851
1516831
1618811
1719801
1821781
1923761
2025741
2127721
2229710
2331690
2433670
2535650
2637630
2738620
2840600
2941590
3041590
3142580

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
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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 6:30 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:306:29
212.06:306:29
312.06:306:29
412.06:306:29
512.06:306:29
612.06:296:28
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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 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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54.8Bright
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84.9Bright
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305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tetu?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tetu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tetu in May

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

In May, Tetu sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tetu in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Tetu peaks around March 16 at about 17 (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 16UV 17Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Tetu 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 Tetu is worst in June — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJun 1864 µg/m³Sep 2348 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug51Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tetu?

Tetu sits at 0.4°S, 36.9°E, 1,937 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Nyeri, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Tetu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tetu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m around an average of 1,910 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,221 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,061 m.

The land around Tetu is covered by trees (71%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (31%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
447 m
16 km
1,221 m
80 km
4,061 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Nyeri 4.0 km · Karatina 24 km · Kerugoya 41 km · Murang’a 41 km · Karuri 42 km · Nanyuki 52 km · Wanguru 56 km · Kenol 60 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 Tetu (-0.4342°, 36.9168°, elevation 1,937 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).