Ruiru climate

Ruiru Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Ruiru, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 25°C on May 1 to 24°C on May 31, and lows from 14°C to 13°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 96 mm over about 19 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ruiru, in °C, with the record for each date.51015202530151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
24°C
Average low
14°C
Precipitation
96 mm
Reanalysis high
29°CMay 23, 2000
Reanalysis low
10°CMay 24, 2006
Daylight
12 h 04 min to 12 h 04 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
11.9 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 125°C14°C28°C 201913°C 201383%
May 225°C14°C28°C 201912°C 201882%
May 325°C14°C29°C 201912°C 201581%
May 424°C14°C28°C 201912°C 201881%
May 524°C14°C27°C 201412°C 199480%
May 624°C14°C27°C 201912°C 199780%
May 724°C14°C28°C 201912°C 199280%
May 824°C14°C28°C 201911°C 199777%
May 924°C14°C27°C 201612°C 201675%
May 1024°C14°C27°C 200512°C 199972%
May 1124°C14°C26°C 201412°C 201970%
May 1224°C14°C27°C 201912°C 199469%
May 1324°C14°C28°C 201913°C 199466%
May 1424°C14°C27°C 201912°C 200064%
May 1524°C14°C28°C 201612°C 201361%
May 1624°C14°C28°C 201612°C 201659%
May 1724°C14°C27°C 201912°C 199856%
May 1824°C13°C28°C 200011°C 199353%
May 1924°C13°C28°C 200510°C 199751%
May 2024°C13°C27°C 200510°C 199750%
May 2124°C13°C28°C 200011°C 199749%
May 2224°C13°C28°C 200011°C 200448%
May 2324°C13°C29°C 200012°C 199747%
May 2424°C13°C28°C 200010°C 200646%
May 2524°C13°C29°C 200010°C 201444%
May 2624°C13°C28°C 201712°C 200444%
May 2724°C13°C27°C 201411°C 199242%
May 2825°C13°C27°C 201112°C 199241%
May 2924°C13°C28°C 200010°C 201841%
May 3024°C13°C28°C 200011°C 201841%
May 3124°C13°C28°C 200011°C 199841%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Ruiru, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+3).

May 1
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 6:31 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 6:32 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.