Bembèrèkè weather in May

In May, Bembèrèkè sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 93 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bembèrèkè's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bembèrèkè's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:32 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Bembèrèkè is city in Benin.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bembèrèkè reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Bembèrèkè

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
15 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Bembèrèkè weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°10.111.54.6
Feb35° / 22°20.411.73.0
Mar37° / 25°81.811.91.6
Apr37° / 25°387.212.21.7
May34° / 24°9315.812.52.4
Jun32° / 23°11918.512.63.1
Jul30° / 22°19223.812.53.3
Aug29° / 22°26526.212.33.2
Sep31° / 22°1842212.13.2
Oct33° / 22°579.711.83.5
Nov35° / 21°10.211.53.5
Dec33° / 19°0011.44.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
33961
44060
54060
64159
74159
84258
94258
104258
114258
124258
134159
144159
154159
164159
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184159
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204060
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263763
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303664
313565

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bembèrèkè gets around 93 mm of rain over 15.8 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 50% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
142
243
344
445
546
647
747
847
947
1047
1147
1247
1347
1447
1548
1648
1748
1849
1949
2050
2151
2252
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2860
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3162

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1218791
2116821
3115831
4115831
5114841
6113851
7012871
8012871
9011881
10010891
11010891
1209901
1309901
1409901
1508911
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3104942

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
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109calm
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288calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 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 6:36 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:366:57
212.46:356:57
312.46:356:57
412.46:356:58
512.46:346:58
612.46:346:58
712.46:346:58
812.46:336:58
912.46:336:58
1012.46:336:58
1112.46:336:59
1212.46:326:59
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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 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bembèrèkè

In seasonPeak

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

Bembèrèkè's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bembèrèkè sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Bembèrèkè?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bembèrèkè.

What to pack for Bembèrèkè in May

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

In May, Bembèrèkè sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bembèrèkè 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 Bembèrèkè peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bembèrèkè 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 Bembèrèkè is worst in February — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1387 µg/m³Aug 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb90Unhealthy
Mar64Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May26Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bembèrèkè?

Bembèrèkè sits at 10.2°N, 2.7°E, 445 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Sinendé, 34 km away.

NdaliTobréPèrèrèNikkiPéhonkoKalaléKérou

Topography around Bembèrèkè

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bembèrèkè has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m.

The land around Bembèrèkè is covered by trees (30%), shrubs (26%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and shrubs (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
260 m
80 km
321 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Sinendé 34 km · Ndali 41 km · Tobré 58 km · Pèrèrè 59 km · Nikki 68 km · Péhonko 72 km · Kalalé 79 km · Kérou 90 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 Bembèrèkè (10.2283°, 2.6633°, elevation 445 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. 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).