Niangoloko weather in May

In May, Niangoloko sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 88 mm of rain across 13.9 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 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Niangoloko's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Niangoloko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:02 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Niangoloko is village in Burkina Faso.

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 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Niangoloko reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°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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How May really feels in Niangoloko

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
16 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.

Niangoloko 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
Jan34° / 20°20.511.54.2
Feb36° / 23°4111.72.6
Mar37° / 25°204.211.91.7
Apr36° / 26°5610.612.21.8
May34° / 25°8813.912.52.5
Jun32° / 24°9515.412.63.4
Jul30° / 23°17822.612.53.5
Aug29° / 23°22825.512.33.4
Sep30° / 22°16421.812.13.6
Oct32° / 23°7612.911.83.9
Nov34° / 21°101.811.53.9
Dec33° / 20°10.211.44.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33664
43664
53763
63862
73862
83961
93961
104060
114060
124060
134159
144159
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Niangoloko gets around 88 mm of rain over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
641
741
841
942
1042
1142
1243
1344
1444
1545
1645
1746
1846
1947
2047
2148
2248
2348
2449
2549
2649
2749
2849
2949
3049
3149

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.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1120781
2119791
3118801
4118801
5117811
6016831
7015832
8014842
9013852
10012862
11011872
12010882
13010882
1409892
1509892
1608902
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1908893
2008893
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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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49calm
59calm
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319calm

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 6:06 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:066:28
212.46:066:28
312.46:056:28
412.46:056:28
512.46:056:28
612.46:046:28
712.46:046:28
812.46:046:29
912.46:036:29
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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 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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166.2Intense
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186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Niangoloko

In seasonPeak

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

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

Niangoloko sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Niangoloko?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Niangoloko.

What to pack for Niangoloko in May

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

In May, Niangoloko sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Niangoloko in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Niangoloko peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highMar 18UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Niangoloko 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 Niangoloko is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModerateFeb 1651 µg/m³Aug 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr39Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Niangoloko?

Niangoloko sits at 10.3°N, 4.9°W, 353 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Kaouara, 37 km away.

NambinguéDiawalaOrodaraNielléFerkessédougou

Topography around Niangoloko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Niangoloko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 331 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 m.

The land around Niangoloko is covered by shrubs (36%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (36%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
531 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Kaouara 37 km · Ouangolodougou 43 km · Banfora 44 km · Nambingué 53 km · Diawala 64 km · Orodara 78 km · Niellé 78 km · Ferkessédougou 83 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 Niangoloko (10.2833°, -4.9167°, elevation 353 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).