Nioko I weather in May

In May, Nioko I sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 24 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 12.6 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 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nioko I's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nioko I's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:45 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
56%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
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 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nioko I reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Nioko I

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.

Nioko I 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
Jan32° / 18°00.111.45.4
Feb35° / 21°00.111.63.4
Mar38° / 24°20.411.91.3
Apr39° / 27°102.812.30.7
May38° / 28°246.212.61.4
Jun35° / 26°5010.112.72.8
Jul32° / 24°12518.312.73.3
Aug31° / 23°19822.212.43.3
Sep32° / 24°1041612.13.5
Oct35° / 24°305.911.73.0
Nov35° / 21°10.111.43.1
Dec33° / 18°0011.34.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45446
55446
65446
75545
85545
95545
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115545
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305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nioko I gets around 24 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
214
315
415
515
616
716
817
917
1017
1118
1218
1318
1419
1519
1619
1720
1821
1921
2022
2122
2223
2324
2424
2525
2626
2726
2827
2928
3028
3129

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
188215211
277205412
377195413
467185415
556175616
646175617
745165718
835155720
924155821
1024145822
1123135923
1213135924
1312126025
1412116125
1502116126
1601106128
1701106029
180196030
190186031
200185833
210075934
220065836
230065638
240055540
250055342
260045343
270045145
280034947
290034749
300024652
310024454

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 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 5:50 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:506:16
212.45:496:16
312.55:496:16
412.55:496:17
512.55:486:17
612.55:486:17
712.55:486:17
812.55:476:17
912.55:476:17
1012.55:476:18
1112.55:466:18
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1312.55:466:18
1412.65:456:19
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1812.65:446:20
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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 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
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286.6Intense
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316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nioko I

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nioko I 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 Nioko I?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nioko I.

What to pack for Nioko I in May

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

In May, Nioko I sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nioko I 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 Nioko I peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 16UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nioko I 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 Nioko I is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1078 µg/m³Aug 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May36Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec56Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nioko I?

Nioko I sits at 12.4°N, 1.4°W, 293 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Saaba, 4.0 km away.

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Topography around Nioko I

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nioko I has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 296 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m.

The land around Nioko I is covered by artificial surfaces (77%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (31%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), grassland (35%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
68 m
80 km
260 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Saaba 4.0 km · Ouagadougou 11 km · Saonré 20 km · Zinguédéssé 23 km · Ziniaré 26 km · Kombissiri 38 km · Kokologo 53 km · Barogo 54 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 Nioko I (12.395°, -1.4386°, elevation 293 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).