Aribinda weather in May

In May, Aribinda sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Aribinda's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aribinda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
29°
12th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:40 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
48%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month.

A typical May day in Aribinda reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with 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 Aribinda

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.

Aribinda weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°0011.36.0
Feb34° / 20°00.111.54.0
Mar38° / 24°10.211.91.5
Apr40° / 27°20.612.30.0
May40° / 29°72.412.70.1
Jun38° / 28°205.712.81.2
Jul35° / 26°7712.612.82.5
Aug33° / 25°12815.712.53.3
Sep35° / 25°488.512.12.8
Oct37° / 25°61.711.71.7
Nov36° / 22°0011.32.7
Dec32° / 18°0011.25.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56436
66337
76337
86436
96337
106337
116337
126337
136436
146436
156337
166337
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Aribinda gets around 7 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
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55
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
155182070
254182170
351182380
449192480
547192590
6451926100
7431928110
8411929120
9381930130
10361931130
11341933140
12312034151
13292035151
14272036151
15252137161
16232139162
17212139162
18202140172
19182141183
20172042193
21152042203
22141943213
23131943224
24121843234
25111743254
26101743264
2791643294
2881542314
2971341344
3061240374
3151139404

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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412calm
512calm
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1012calm
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:466:16
212.55:456:16
312.55:456:16
412.55:446:16
512.55:446:17
612.65:436:17
712.65:436:17
812.65:436:17
912.65:426:18
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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 6.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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47.0Intense
57.0Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Aribinda

In seasonPeak

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

Aribinda sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Aribinda?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aribinda.

What to pack for Aribinda in May

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

In May, Aribinda sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aribinda 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 Aribinda peaks around August 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeExtremeVery highAug 21UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Aribinda 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 Aribinda is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2279 µg/m³Aug 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul21Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Aribinda?

Aribinda sits at 14.2°N, 0.9°W, 341 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Djibo, 83 km away.

DjiboDoriBourzangaPissilaKoukaKongoussiManiKaya

Topography around Aribinda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aribinda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 333 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m.

The land around Aribinda is covered by grassland (74%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
241 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Djibo 83 km · Dori 92 km · Bourzanga 96 km · Pissila 119 km · Kouka 120 km · Kongoussi 124 km · Mani 129 km · Kaya 129 km

Burkina Faso travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,148
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
31
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 64%Roman Catholic 20%Animiste 9%Protestant 6%

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 Aribinda (14.2296°, -0.8654°, elevation 341 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).