Cobly weather in May

In May, Cobly sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 69 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cobly's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cobly's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:38 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

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 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Cobly reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 9°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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How May really feels in Cobly

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
22 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.

Cobly weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°10.111.53.8
Feb36° / 23°40.611.72.3
Mar38° / 26°11311.91.2
Apr37° / 27°4310.112.21.5
May35° / 26°6913.412.52.5
Jun32° / 24°7012.912.63.5
Jul30° / 23°1332112.63.6
Aug29° / 23°22925.912.33.4
Sep30° / 23°18621.712.13.5
Oct32° / 23°7813.311.83.7
Nov35° / 21°51.111.53.2
Dec35° / 20°0011.43.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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
23961
33961
43961
54060
64060
74060
84159
94159
104159
114159
124258
134258
144258
154357
164258
174159
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204159
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313466

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cobly gets around 69 mm of rain over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
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443
543
643
743
843
943
1043
1143
1243
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1542
1642
1742
1842
1943
2043
2143
2243
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2644
2744
2844
2944
3044
3145

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17903
27903
36904
46904
55914
65914
74924
84915
94915
103925
113925
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:427:04
212.46:427:04
312.46:417:04
412.46:417:05
512.46:417:05
612.46:407:05
712.46:407:05
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912.46:407:05
1012.46:397:05
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1212.56:397:06
1312.56:387:06
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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 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.98 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
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
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96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
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205.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Cobly

In seasonPeak

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

Cobly's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cobly 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 Cobly?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cobly.

What to pack for Cobly in May

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

In May, Cobly sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cobly in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cobly peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Cobly 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 Cobly is worst in December — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 2084 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan78Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr41Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec86Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Cobly?

Cobly sits at 10.5°N, 1.0°E, 247 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Matéri, 24 km away.

ToukountounaNatitingouMangoKompiengaNiamtougou

Topography around Cobly

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cobly has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 250 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m.

The land around Cobly is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
354 m
80 km
563 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Matéri 24 km · Tanguiéta 33 km · Boukoumbé 37 km · Toukountouna 41 km · Natitingou 47 km · Mango 60 km · Kompienga 72 km · Niamtougou 81 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 Cobly (10.4922°, 0.9997°, elevation 247 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).