Thomas Magena home weather in May

In May, Thomas Magena home sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 177 mm of rain across 19.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-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 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 Thomas Magena home's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thomas Magena home's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
177 mm
19.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:38 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

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 Thomas Magena home reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°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)
12516
22516
32516
42516
52516
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Thomas Magena home weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 15°15116.7125.6
Feb27° / 15°9812.9125.8
Mar27° / 16°18918.9125.1
Apr26° / 16°27823.4124.4
May25° / 16°17719.7125.2
Jun25° / 15°8713.6126.1
Jul25° / 14°5110.7126.6
Aug25° / 15°7813.3126.1
Sep26° / 15°9314.2125.9
Oct26° / 15°14917.5125.2
Nov25° / 15°26023.4124.4
Dec25° / 15°21621.2125.0

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41783
51882
61882
72080
82080
92278
102377
112575
122674
132872
143070
153169
163367
173367
183565
193664
203763
213961
224159
234159
244357
254456
264555
274555
284555
294654
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Thomas Magena home gets around 177 mm of rain over 19.7 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 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
378
478
578
677
776
876
975
1074
1172
1271
1369
1467
1566
1664
1762
1861
1959
2058
2156
2254
2353
2451
2550
2649
2748
2848
2948
3048
3148

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
112673
212772
312871
412970
512970
613069
713168
823266
923365
1023563
1123662
1223860
1334057
1434156
1534354
1634552
1744749
1844947
1945145
2055243
2155342
2255540
2365638
2465836
2575835
2675934
2785933
2885933
2995833
3095833
3195833

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
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246calm
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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 6:39 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:396:37
212.06:396:37
312.06:396:37
412.06:396:37
512.06:396:37
612.06:396:37
712.06:386:37
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2012.06:386:36
2112.06:396:36
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2712.06:396:37
2812.06:396:37
2912.06:396:37
3012.06:396:37
3112.06:406:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
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275.7Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Thomas Magena home?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Thomas Magena home for sightseeing.

What to pack for Thomas Magena home in May

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

In May, Thomas Magena home sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Thomas Magena home 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 Thomas Magena home 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 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Thomas Magena home 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 Thomas Magena home 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 Thomas Magena home?

Thomas Magena home sits at 0.8°S, 34.8°E, 1,818 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Ogembo, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Thomas Magena home

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thomas Magena home has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m around an average of 1,737 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 683 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,217 m.

The land around Thomas Magena home is covered by trees (71%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), trees (27%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
384 m
16 km
683 m
80 km
1,217 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ogembo 4.0 km · Kisii 10 km · Rongo 17 km · Awendo 29 km · Oyugis 29 km · Nyamira 31 km · Homa Bay 42 km · Migori 45 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 Thomas Magena home (-0.7702°, 34.7508°, elevation 1,818 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).