Ouaké weather in May

In May, Ouaké sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 123 mm of rain across 19.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ouaké's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ouaké's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
123 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:37 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ouaké reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°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 Ouaké

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.

Ouaké weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°10.311.54.8
Feb35° / 22°71.311.73.3
Mar36° / 24°244.611.92.4
Apr34° / 24°7713.312.22.7
May32° / 23°12319.612.43.2
Jun30° / 22°13320.612.63.8
Jul28° / 22°19626.712.53.7
Aug28° / 22°26128.412.33.6
Sep29° / 22°21525.712.13.4
Oct31° / 21°11517.211.83.9
Nov33° / 20°101.711.64.3
Dec33° / 20°10.211.44.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83268
93367
103367
113367
123367
133367
143466
153466
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203367
213367
223268
233070
243070
253070
262872
272971
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292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ouaké gets around 123 mm of rain over 19.6 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 63% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
261
361
462
562
662
762
862
962
1061
1161
1261
1361
1460
1560
1661
1761
1861
1961
2062
2163
2263
2364
2465
2566
2667
2768
2869
2969
3069
3170

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15932
24942
34942
43952
53952
63943
73943
82953
92953
102953
112944
122944
132944
142944
152944
162944
172944
182944
192944
202944
212944
222944
232944
242944
252944
262944
272944
282953
292953
302953
312953

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
168calm
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218calm
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268calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:427:02
212.36:417:02
312.46:417:02
412.46:417:02
512.46:407:02
612.46:407:02
712.46:407:02
812.46:397:03
912.46:397:03
1012.46:397:03
1112.46:397:03
1212.46:387:03
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1612.46:377:04
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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 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ouaké

In seasonPeak

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

Ouaké's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ouaké sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

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

Is May a good time to visit Ouaké?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ouaké.

What to pack for Ouaké in May

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

In May, Ouaké sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ouaké 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 Ouaké peaks around April 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 17UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ouaké 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 Ouaké is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1177 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar52Poor
Apr41Poor
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov49Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ouaké?

Ouaké sits at 9.7°N, 1.4°E, 396 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Kara, 25 km away.

BoukoumbéTchambaNatitingou

Topography around Ouaké

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouaké has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 393 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 699 m.

The land around Ouaké is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, cropland (53%), grassland (22%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
328 m
80 km
699 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Kara 25 km · Kopargo 26 km · Djougou 31 km · Niamtougou 33 km · Bafilo 37 km · Boukoumbé 65 km · Tchamba 70 km · Natitingou 71 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 Ouaké (9.6617°, 1.3847°, elevation 396 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).