Watamu climate

Watamu Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 29°C on May 1 to 28°C on May 31, and lows from 26°C to 25°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 189 mm over about 22 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Watamu, in °C, with the record for each date.222426283032151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
26°C
Precipitation
189 mm
Reanalysis high
32°CMay 19, 2005
Reanalysis low
23°CMay 27, 2000
Daylight
12 h 00 min to 11 h 57 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
23°C
Wind
21.2 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 129°C26°C31°C 201925°C 201382%
May 229°C26°C31°C 201925°C 201282%
May 329°C26°C31°C 200225°C 199982%
May 429°C26°C31°C 201925°C 201882%
May 529°C26°C31°C 201925°C 199582%
May 629°C26°C31°C 201925°C 199981%
May 729°C26°C31°C 200125°C 199780%
May 829°C26°C30°C 200125°C 199780%
May 929°C26°C31°C 200125°C 199778%
May 1029°C26°C30°C 200124°C 199778%
May 1129°C26°C31°C 200224°C 199776%
May 1229°C26°C31°C 200124°C 199774%
May 1329°C26°C30°C 200125°C 199772%
May 1429°C26°C30°C 200524°C 199772%
May 1529°C26°C30°C 200224°C 199773%
May 1629°C26°C30°C 200225°C 201373%
May 1729°C26°C30°C 200525°C 201372%
May 1829°C26°C30°C 200525°C 202072%
May 1929°C26°C32°C 200525°C 199672%
May 2029°C26°C30°C 200625°C 199972%
May 2129°C26°C30°C 200625°C 199571%
May 2229°C26°C30°C 200125°C 199770%
May 2329°C25°C30°C 200925°C 199770%
May 2429°C25°C30°C 200924°C 199568%
May 2529°C25°C30°C 200424°C 199566%
May 2629°C25°C30°C 200923°C 200065%
May 2728°C25°C29°C 201123°C 200064%
May 2828°C25°C30°C 199324°C 200063%
May 2928°C25°C29°C 199324°C 199660%
May 3028°C25°C29°C 199324°C 199657%
May 3128°C25°C29°C 200924°C 199655%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 6:17 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 6:16 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.