Ouinhi weather in May

In May, Ouinhi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 147 mm of rain across 24.6 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ouinhi's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ouinhi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 147 mm; 24.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:37 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 8th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ouinhi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	25
2	32	25
3	32	25
4	32	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	25
9	32	25
10	32	25
11	32	25
12	32	25
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

How May really feels in Ouinhi

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

13 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Ouinhi 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 24°	16	4.9	11.6	3.6
Feb	35° / 25°	30	7.7	11.8	2.9
Mar	34° / 26°	63	15.1	12	2.6
Apr	33° / 25°	91	17.6	12.2	2.7
May	32° / 24°	147	24.6	12.3	2.7
Jun	30° / 24°	162	25.3	12.4	3.0
Jul	29° / 23°	138	23	12.4	3.6
Aug	29° / 23°	124	20.7	12.2	4.0
Sep	30° / 23°	143	24.2	12	3.3
Oct	31° / 23°	128	23.7	11.8	3.1
Nov	32° / 24°	45	11.9	11.7	3.7
Dec	33° / 24°	17	4.5	11.6	4.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	12	12	12	11
Cloudier (%)	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	85	85	85	85	87	87	87	88	88	88	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	11	89

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ouinhi gets around 147 mm of rain over 24.6 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 79% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	71	72	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	84	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	74
6	75
7	75
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	78
16	78
17	79
18	79
19	80
20	80
21	81
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	84

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	39	40	42	44	46	48	50	52
Miserable (%)	77	77	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	72	71	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	61	60	58	56	54	52	50	48

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	42	58
27	44	56
28	46	54
29	48	52
30	50	50
31	52	48

Wind in May

Winds average 7 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
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11	7	calm
12	7	calm
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16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 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 6:40 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36
Sunset (PM)	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:40	6:55
2	12.3	6:40	6:55
3	12.3	6:39	6:55
4	12.3	6:39	6:55
5	12.3	6:39	6:55
6	12.3	6:39	6:55
7	12.3	6:38	6:55
8	12.3	6:38	6:55
9	12.3	6:38	6:55
10	12.3	6:38	6:55
11	12.3	6:37	6:55
12	12.3	6:37	6:55
13	12.3	6:37	6:56
14	12.3	6:37	6:56
15	12.3	6:37	6:56
16	12.3	6:37	6:56
17	12.3	6:37	6:56
18	12.3	6:36	6:56
19	12.3	6:36	6:56
20	12.3	6:36	6:57
21	12.3	6:36	6:57
22	12.3	6:36	6:57
23	12.4	6:36	6:57
24	12.4	6:36	6:57
25	12.4	6:36	6:58
26	12.4	6:36	6:58
27	12.4	6:36	6:58
28	12.4	6:36	6:58
29	12.4	6:36	6:58
30	12.4	6:36	6:59
31	12.4	6:36	6:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ouinhi

In seasonPeak

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

Ouinhi's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ouinhi 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 Ouinhi?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ouinhi.

What to pack for Ouinhi in May

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

In May, Ouinhi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ouinhi 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 Ouinhi peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	8	12	13	11	11	11	10	12	12	9	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Ouinhi 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 Ouinhi is worst in January — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	102	86	47	44	33	30	27	25	29	39	46	89
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	102	Unhealthy
Feb	86	Unhealthy
Mar	47	Poor
Apr	44	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	39	Poor
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	89	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Ouinhi?

Ouinhi sits at 7.1°N, 2.5°E, 37 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Adjaouèrè, 16 km away.

Topography around Ouinhi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouinhi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m.

The land around Ouinhi is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, trees (35%), cropland (28%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

42 m

trees 44%

16 km

136 m

trees 35%

80 km

359 m

trees 44%

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← April Ouinhi year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Adjaouèrè 16 km · Cové 22 km · Pobé 23 km · Kétou 34 km · Kpozoun 34 km · Zé 39 km · Sakété 43 km · Bohicon 47 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

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 Ouinhi (7.0841°, 2.4834°, elevation 37 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	25
2	32	25
3	32	25
4	32	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	25
9	32	25
10	32	25
11	32	25
12	32	25
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	74
6	75
7	75
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	78
16	78
17	79
18	79
19	80
20	80
21	81
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	84

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	42	58
27	44	56
28	46	54
29	48	52
30	50	50
31	52	48

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	25
2	32	25
3	32	25
4	32	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	25
9	32	25
10	32	25
11	32	25
12	32	25
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	74
6	75
7	75
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	78
16	78
17	79
18	79
19	80
20	80
21	81
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	84

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	42	58
27	44	56
28	46	54
29	48	52
30	50	50
31	52	48

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	25
2	32	25
3	32	25
4	32	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	25
9	32	25
10	32	25
11	32	25
12	32	25
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	74
6	75
7	75
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	78
16	78
17	79
18	79
19	80
20	80
21	81
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	84

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	42	58
27	44	56
28	46	54
29	48	52
30	50	50
31	52	48