Béguédo weather in May

In May, Béguédo sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 35 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-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 29% 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 Béguédo's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Béguédo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:43 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

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 Béguédo reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°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 2°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13828
23828
33828
43828
53728
63728
73728
83728
93728
103727
113727
123727
133727
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203627
213627
223627
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243627
253627
263627
273626
283526
293526
303526
313526

How May really feels in Béguédo

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.

Béguédo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°0011.44.8
Feb36° / 22°10.211.62.9
Mar38° / 26°41.211.91.2
Apr39° / 28°173.612.30.9
May37° / 27°357.912.51.8
Jun34° / 25°5611.212.73.1
Jul31° / 24°12818.812.63.5
Aug30° / 23°21223.512.43.4
Sep31° / 23°11915.512.13.8
Oct34° / 24°377.311.73.3
Nov35° / 21°20.311.53.0
Dec33° / 20°0011.34.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44654
54654
64753
74753
84753
94753
104753
114753
124753
134852
144852
154852
164951
175050
184951
195050
205050
215050
225050
235149
245149
255149
265149
275248
285248
295248
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Béguédo gets around 35 mm of rain over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
219
319
420
520
621
721
822
922
1022
1123
1223
1323
1423
1524
1624
1725
1825
1926
2027
2127
2228
2329
2430
2531
2632
2732
2833
2934
3035
3135

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
113848410
213746440
302644470
402642490
502541520
602539540
701438570
801437580
901336600
1001335610
1100234640
1200234640
1300134650
1400134650
1500134650
1600134650
1700134650
1800133660
1900133660
2000032680
2100031690
2200030691
2300029701
2400028711
2500027721
2600026731
2700024751
2800023761
2900022762
3000020782
3100019792

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 11 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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310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
1610calm
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1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
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 5:48 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:486:13
212.45:476:13
312.45:476:13
412.45:476:13
512.45:466:13
612.55:466:13
712.55:456:13
812.55:456:14
912.55:456:14
1012.55:456:14
1112.55:446:14
1212.55:446:14
1312.55:446:15
1412.55:436:15
1512.55:436:15
1612.55:436:15
1712.55:436:16
1812.65:436:16
1912.65:426:16
2012.65:426:16
2112.65:426:17
2212.65:426:17
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2412.65:426:17
2512.65:426:18
2612.65:416:18
2712.65:416:18
2812.65:416:19
2912.65:416:19
3012.65:416:19
3112.65:416:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Béguédo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Béguédo sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Béguédo?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Béguédo.

What to pack for Béguédo in May

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

In May, Béguédo sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Béguédo 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 Béguédo peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Nov 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Béguédo 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 Béguédo is worst in February — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1876 µg/m³Aug 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May29Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov41Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Béguédo?

Béguédo sits at 11.8°N, 0.7°W, 251 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Garango, 20 km away.

ZorgoMogtédoKoupélaPouytenga

Topography around Béguédo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Béguédo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 243 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m.

The land around Béguédo is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
233 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Garango 20 km · Manga 39 km · Tenkodogo 39 km · Gomboussougou 40 km · Zorgo 54 km · Mogtédo 57 km · Koupéla 61 km · Pouytenga 62 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 Béguédo (11.7808°, -0.7339°, elevation 251 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).