Ségbana weather in May

In May, Ségbana sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 66 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Ségbana's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ségbana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Ségbana is commune of Benin.

Density
6/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ségbana reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13827
23827
33827
43827
53827
63827
73727
83727
93727
103727
113727
123727
133727
143727
153727
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173727
183626
193626
203626
213626
223626
233626
243626
253626
263526
273526
283526
293526
303526
313525

How May really feels in Ségbana

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
31 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.

Ségbana weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°0011.44.3
Feb36° / 23°10.311.62.3
Mar39° / 26°40.811.90.7
Apr39° / 28°184.212.20.5
May37° / 26°6612.112.51.6
Jun33° / 25°10115.612.62.9
Jul31° / 24°1842212.63.4
Aug29° / 23°27325.412.43.3
Sep30° / 23°16019.112.13.7
Oct33° / 23°397.211.83.7
Nov35° / 21°0011.53.2
Dec34° / 20°0011.44.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34456
44456
54456
64555
74753
84753
94654
104852
114852
124852
134951
145050
155050
164951
174951
184951
194951
204951
214951
224951
234852
244852
254852
264852
274654
284654
294654
304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ségbana gets around 66 mm of rain over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
231
332
433
534
634
735
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1436
1536
1636
1737
1837
1938
2039
2140
2241
2342
2444
2545
2646
2747
2848
2949
3050
3150

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
122844430
212843460
312742480
411641510
511641510
611540530
711440540
811439550
900439570
1000339580
1100338590
1200338590
1300237610
1400237610
1500236620
1600236620
1700235630
1800234640
1900233641
2000231661
2100230671
2200228691
2300227701
2400225721
2500224731
2600222751
2700120781
2800119791
2900117811
3000116821
3100115822

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
610calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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2010calm
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3010calm
3110calm

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 6:31 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:316:54
212.46:316:54
312.46:306:54
412.46:306:54
512.46:296:54
612.46:296:55
712.46:296:55
812.46:286:55
912.46:286:55
1012.56:286:55
1112.56:286:55
1212.56:276:56
1312.56:276:56
1412.56:276:56
1512.56:276:56
1612.56:266:56
1712.56:266:57
1812.56:266:57
1912.56:266:57
2012.56:266:57
2112.56:266:58
2212.56:266:58
2312.56:256:58
2412.66:256:58
2512.66:256:59
2612.66:256:59
2712.66:256:59
2812.66:256:59
2912.66:257:00
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3112.66:257:00

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ségbana

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ségbana 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 Ségbana?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ségbana.

What to pack for Ségbana in May

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

In May, Ségbana sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Ségbana 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 Ségbana peaks around April 15 at about 12 (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 15UV 12Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ségbana 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 Ségbana is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1494 µg/m³Aug 1016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr55Unhealthy
May30Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov48Poor
Dec72Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ségbana?

Ségbana sits at 10.9°N, 3.7°E, 272 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Babana, 57 km away.

BabanaKalaléKandiKambaGayaMalanvilleNikkiBembèrèkè

Topography around Ségbana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ségbana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 271 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m.

The land around Ségbana is covered by cropland (52%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
361 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Babana 57 km · Kalalé 78 km · Kandi 86 km · Kamba 103 km · Gaya 110 km · Malanville 110 km · Nikki 122 km · Bembèrèkè 137 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 Ségbana (10.9282°, 3.6943°, elevation 272 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).