Avrankou weather in May

In May, Avrankou sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 195 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Avrankou's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Avrankou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
195 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:37 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
80%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Avrankou is commune and city in Ouémé Department, Benin.

Density
136/km²
people per km²

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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Avrankou reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Avrankou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Avrankou weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°339.711.75.2
Feb31° / 26°4312.211.84.4
Mar31° / 26°8319.2123.7
Apr30° / 26°11220.312.13.5
May30° / 25°19526.412.33.1
Jun28° / 25°25327.212.43.4
Jul27° / 24°1652312.34.3
Aug27° / 24°10818.212.25.0
Sep28° / 24°15923.4124.2
Oct29° / 24°17126.611.93.5
Nov30° / 25°8120.311.73.9
Dec30° / 25°3811.211.65.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52278
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112278
122377
132377
142377
152278
162179
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201981
211882
221783
231783
241585
251585
261387
271387
281288
291288
301189
311090

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Avrankou gets around 195 mm of rain over 26.4 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 85% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
277
378
479
579
680
781
881
982
1082
1183
1283
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1484
1585
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2188
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2489
2590
2690
2790
2890
2991
3091
3191

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1793
2793
3793
4892
5892
6991
7991
81090
91189
101189
111288
121288
131387
141486
151486
161585
171684
181882
191981
202080
212278
222476
232674
242872
253070
263268
273466
283763
293961
304159
314456

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:406:53
212.26:396:53
312.26:396:53
412.26:396:54
512.26:396:54
612.36:386:54
712.36:386:54
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1012.36:386:54
1112.36:376:54
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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 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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224.5Bright
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264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Avrankou

In seasonPeak

In May, Avrankou sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Avrankou's rainy season runs May–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Avrankou sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is May a good time to visit Avrankou?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Avrankou.

What to pack for Avrankou in May

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

In May, Avrankou sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Avrankou in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Avrankou in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Avrankou peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Avrankou 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 Avrankou is worst in January — around 139 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 14137 µg/m³Aug 1238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan139Unhealthy
Feb117Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May55Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec127Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Avrankou?

Avrankou sits at 6.6°N, 2.7°E, 28 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Adjarra, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Avrankou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Avrankou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m.

The land around Avrankou is covered by trees (67%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
171 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Adjarra 3.0 km · Missérété 7.0 km · Porto-Novo 8.0 km · Banigbé 12 km · Sakété 20 km · Semi 21 km · Ekpé 22 km · Badagry 30 km

Benin travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,658
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Muslim 28%Roman Catholic 26%Protestant 14%Vodoun 12%

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 Avrankou (6.5559°, 2.6512°, elevation 28 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).