Tobré weather in May

In May, Tobré sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 124 mm of rain across 17.9 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 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Tobré's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tobré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:34 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
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 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tobré 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 31°C and 36°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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43524
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283323
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303223
313223

How May really feels in Tobré

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
5 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.

Tobré 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
Jan32° / 18°10.111.55.2
Feb34° / 21°30.511.73.6
Mar36° / 24°132.511.92.1
Apr36° / 25°498.912.22.0
May34° / 24°12417.912.52.6
Jun31° / 23°14020.212.63.2
Jul30° / 22°21224.512.53.4
Aug29° / 22°27826.612.33.3
Sep30° / 22°20722.612.13.3
Oct33° / 22°7711.811.83.5
Nov34° / 20°30.411.53.8
Dec33° / 18°0011.44.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33565
43664
53664
63664
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123862
133961
143961
153961
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183961
193961
203961
213862
223862
233763
243763
253664
263664
273565
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tobré gets around 124 mm of rain over 17.9 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 57% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
248
349
450
551
652
752
853
953
1053
1153
1254
1354
1454
1554
1655
1755
1856
1957
2058
2159
2260
2361
2462
2563
2664
2765
2866
2967
3067
3167

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1115831
2114841
3113842
4112852
5011872
6011872
7010882
809892
909892
1008893
1107903
1207903
1306913
1406913
1505923
1605923
1704933
1804924
1904924
2004924
2104924
2203925
2303925
2403925
2503925
2603925
2703925
2803925
2903925
3003925
3102935

Wind in May

Winds average 8 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
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
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 6:38 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:386:59
212.46:386:59
312.46:377:00
412.46:377:00
512.46:377:00
612.46:367:00
712.46:367:00
812.46:367:00
912.46:357:00
1012.46:357:01
1112.46:357:01
1212.46:357:01
1312.46:347:01
1412.56:347:01
1512.56:347:02
1612.56:347:02
1712.56:347:02
1812.56:337:02
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2812.56:327:05
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3012.56:327:05
3112.56:327:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tobré

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tobré 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 Tobré?

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

2.6
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 Tobré.

What to pack for Tobré in May

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

In May, Tobré sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tobré 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 Tobré 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
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tobré 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 Tobré is worst in February — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1384 µg/m³Aug 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr44Poor
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tobré?

Tobré sits at 10.2°N, 2.1°E, 343 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Péhonko, 14 km away.

BembèrèkèKérouDjougouNdaliKopargoNatitingou

Topography around Tobré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tobré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 339 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m.

The land around Tobré is covered by cropland (41%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and shrubs (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
414 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Péhonko 14 km · Sinendé 32 km · Bembèrèkè 58 km · Kérou 70 km · Djougou 74 km · Ndali 74 km · Kopargo 75 km · Natitingou 83 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 Tobré (10.195°, 2.13°, elevation 343 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).