Wote weather in May

In May, Wote sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 44 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Wote's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wote's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:28 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Wote is town in Makueni County, 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 Wote reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°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 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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42719
52719
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72719
82719
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102719
112719
122719
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212718
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292718
302718
312718

Wote weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°499.612.16.3
Feb30° / 19°367.212.15.5
Mar29° / 20°9116.6124.6
Apr28° / 20°11822.4124.4
May27° / 19°449.911.96.5
Jun26° / 17°51.411.97.5
Jul26° / 16°30.911.97.6
Aug26° / 16°41.211.97.6
Sep28° / 17°61.7127.2
Oct29° / 18°448.9125.8
Nov27° / 19°16123.412.14.5
Dec27° / 19°9919.812.15.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75248
85248
95347
105347
115545
125545
135644
145644
155644
165644
175644
185644
195644
205644
215644
225644
235644
245545
255446
265446
275347
285347
295149
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Wote gets around 44 mm of rain over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
155
254
352
451
549
648
747
845
943
1042
1140
1238
1337
1435
1534
1632
1730
1829
1927
2025
2124
2222
2320
2419
2518
2617
2716
2815
2914
3013
3112

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1015445
2015643
3015742
4015940
5016039
6026137
7026335
8026533
9036631
10046828
11056926
12067024
13077122
14087220
15097318
160117316
170127414
180147313
190157411
200177310
21019729
22021718
23123697
24125686
25127666
26129655
27131635
28233614
29235594
30237574
31239563

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:296:25
211.96:286:25
311.96:286:25
411.96:286:24
511.96:286:24
611.96:286:24
711.96:286:24
811.96:286:24
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1911.96:286:23
2011.96:286:23
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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 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Wote

In seasonPeak

None of Wote's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Wote's rainy season runs November–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Wote?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Wote for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Wote in May

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

In May, Wote sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wote 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 Wote peaks around March 17 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 17UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Wote 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 Wote is worst in December — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 2129 µg/m³Oct 913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wote?

Wote sits at 1.8°S, 37.6°E, 1,128 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Makueni Boma, 3.0 km away.

Athi River

Topography around Wote

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wote has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 1,130 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,612 m.

The land around Wote is covered by shrubs (40%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
223 m
16 km
929 m
80 km
1,612 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Makueni Boma 3.0 km · Kinoi 31 km · Emali 38 km · Machakos 50 km · Mwala 51 km · Makindu 59 km · Kitui 63 km · Athi River 81 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 Wote (-1.7808°, 37.6288°, elevation 1,128 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).