Kompienga weather in May

In May, Kompienga sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 51 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Kompienga's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kompienga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
4th warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:38 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kompienga reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 9°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 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13727
23727
33727
43727
53727
63727
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93727
103727
113627
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213627
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283526
293526
303526
313526

How May really feels in Kompienga

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.

Kompienga weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°00.111.43.6
Feb37° / 24°20.511.62.0
Mar39° / 27°71.511.90.7
Apr38° / 28°306.212.20.9
May36° / 27°5110.712.51.9
Jun34° / 25°6411.112.63.1
Jul31° / 24°12917.812.63.6
Aug30° / 24°20823.612.43.4
Sep31° / 23°14316.812.13.8
Oct33° / 24°478.511.83.4
Nov36° / 22°30.611.52.5
Dec35° / 21°0011.43.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44357
54357
64357
74456
84555
94555
104654
114654
124753
134753
144654
154753
164753
174654
184654
194654
204555
214555
224555
234555
244357
254357
264357
274357
284357
294357
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kompienga gets around 51 mm of rain over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
231
331
432
532
633
733
833
933
1034
1134
1234
1334
1433
1533
1633
1733
1834
1934
2034
2134
2235
2335
2436
2536
2637
2737
2838
2938
3038
3139

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1115813
2114823
3113833
4112843
5011854
6010864
709874
809874
908884
1008884
1107894
1207894
1307894
1407894
1507894
1608884
1708884
1808884
1908884
2008884
2108884
2208875
2308875
2408875
2507885
2607885
2707885
2806895
2906895
3006895
3105905

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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2012light breeze
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3112calm

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 5:43 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:436:06
212.45:426:06
312.45:426:06
412.45:426:06
512.45:416:06
612.45:416:07
712.45:416:07
812.45:406:07
912.55:406:07
1012.55:406:07
1112.55:396:08
1212.55:396:08
1312.55:396:08
1412.55:396:08
1512.55:386:08
1612.55:386:09
1712.55:386:09
1812.55:386:09
1912.55:386:09
2012.55:376:10
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2212.55:376:10
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2412.65:376:11
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2712.65:376:11
2812.65:376:12
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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 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kompienga

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kompienga 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 Kompienga?

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

1.9
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 Kompienga.

What to pack for Kompienga in May

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

In May, Kompienga sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Kompienga 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 Kompienga peaks around September 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highSep 13UV 12Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kompienga 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 Kompienga is worst in November — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyNov 20110 µg/m³Aug 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr45Poor
May24Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov115Unhealthy
Dec87Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kompienga?

Kompienga sits at 11.1°N, 0.7°E, 159 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Matéri, 57 km away.

MatériDapaongCoblyNatiaboaniSinkasséCinkanséTanguiétaMango

Topography around Kompienga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kompienga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m.

The land around Kompienga is covered by cropland (44%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, cropland (47%), shrubs (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
297 m
80 km
391 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Matéri 57 km · Dapaong 61 km · Cobly 72 km · Natiaboani 73 km · Sinkassé 78 km · Cinkansé 78 km · Tanguiéta 78 km · Mango 85 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 Kompienga (11.0817°, 0.7237°, elevation 159 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).