Nanyuki climate

Nanyuki Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Nanyuki, 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 25°C on May 31, and lows from 14°C to 12°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 121 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 Nanyuki, 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
25°C
Average low
13°C
Precipitation
121 mm
Reanalysis high
29°CMay 23, 2000
Reanalysis low
9°CMay 20, 1997
Daylight
12 h 07 min to 12 h 07 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
13°C
Wind
12.2 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 125°C14°C28°C 200913°C 200793%
May 225°C14°C28°C 201912°C 199992%
May 325°C14°C27°C 200011°C 201892%
May 425°C13°C27°C 201912°C 200991%
May 525°C13°C28°C 200012°C 200990%
May 625°C13°C27°C 201912°C 201390%
May 725°C13°C27°C 200810°C 199789%
May 825°C13°C27°C 200010°C 199788%
May 925°C13°C28°C 200911°C 199786%
May 1025°C13°C27°C 200811°C 199784%
May 1125°C13°C27°C 200811°C 201981%
May 1225°C13°C27°C 200812°C 199779%
May 1325°C13°C26°C 200812°C 199777%
May 1425°C13°C28°C 201912°C 199774%
May 1525°C13°C28°C 200011°C 200272%
May 1625°C13°C27°C 201411°C 201670%
May 1725°C13°C27°C 201911°C 200267%
May 1825°C13°C29°C 200010°C 199364%
May 1925°C13°C28°C 200010°C 199762%
May 2025°C13°C28°C 20059°C 199762%
May 2125°C13°C28°C 200010°C 199762%
May 2225°C13°C29°C 200010°C 200760%
May 2325°C13°C29°C 200011°C 202058%
May 2425°C13°C29°C 200010°C 200657%
May 2525°C13°C28°C 200011°C 201456%
May 2625°C13°C27°C 200011°C 201356%
May 2725°C13°C28°C 200010°C 199255%
May 2825°C13°C27°C 200011°C 201655%
May 2925°C13°C28°C 200011°C 201856%
May 3025°C13°C29°C 200010°C 200456%
May 3125°C12°C29°C 200010°C 201657%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 6:32 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 6:33 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.