Gilgil climate

Gilgil Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 21°C on May 1 to 21°C on May 31, and lows from 12°C to 11°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 146 mm over about 25 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Gilgil, 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
21°C
Average low
11°C
Precipitation
146 mm
Reanalysis high
26°CMay 24, 2000
Reanalysis low
7°CMay 20, 1997
Daylight
12 h 06 min to 12 h 05 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
12°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 121°C12°C24°C 20009°C 199492%
May 221°C12°C23°C 200010°C 199492%
May 321°C12°C24°C 20009°C 201892%
May 421°C12°C23°C 200810°C 200892%
May 521°C12°C24°C 200010°C 200892%
May 621°C12°C24°C 200911°C 201392%
May 721°C12°C23°C 20089°C 201391%
May 821°C12°C23°C 200010°C 201690%
May 921°C12°C24°C 20098°C 201689%
May 1021°C12°C23°C 20099°C 201787%
May 1121°C12°C23°C 20049°C 201985%
May 1221°C11°C23°C 20069°C 200783%
May 1321°C11°C23°C 200410°C 201382%
May 1421°C11°C23°C 200211°C 199980%
May 1521°C11°C24°C 200010°C 200077%
May 1621°C11°C24°C 20029°C 201676%
May 1721°C11°C24°C 20049°C 201273%
May 1821°C11°C25°C 20009°C 199771%
May 1921°C11°C24°C 20007°C 199768%
May 2021°C11°C25°C 20057°C 199768%
May 2121°C11°C24°C 20008°C 199767%
May 2221°C11°C25°C 20009°C 200767%
May 2321°C11°C25°C 200010°C 201466%
May 2421°C11°C26°C 20008°C 200665%
May 2521°C11°C25°C 20008°C 201464%
May 2621°C11°C24°C 20179°C 201364%
May 2721°C11°C23°C 20009°C 199263%
May 2821°C11°C23°C 20009°C 199262%
May 2921°C11°C25°C 20009°C 200262%
May 3021°C11°C24°C 20009°C 201364%
May 3121°C11°C24°C 20009°C 202064%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 6:35 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 6:35 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.