Orodara weather in May

In May, Orodara sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 83 mm of rain across 15.3 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 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Orodara's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orodara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:01 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
65%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Orodara 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 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Orodara reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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 36°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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313224

How May really feels in Orodara

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Orodara 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
Jan31° / 19°10.411.45.6
Feb34° / 21°30.811.63.8
Mar36° / 24°133.111.92.5
Apr35° / 25°519.912.22.3
May33° / 24°8315.312.52.9
Jun31° / 23°9616.912.63.7
Jul29° / 22°1912412.63.7
Aug28° / 22°26326.512.43.5
Sep29° / 22°17022.612.13.7
Oct31° / 22°781511.84.0
Nov33° / 21°61.211.54.6
Dec32° / 19°00.211.45.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
54060
64060
74159
84159
94258
104357
114357
124357
134357
144357
154357
164357
174357
184258
194258
204159
214159
224159
234159
244159
254258
264357
274357
284357
294456
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Orodara gets around 83 mm of rain over 15.3 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 49% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
339
440
541
642
743
844
945
1047
1148
1249
1350
1451
1552
1652
1753
1853
1953
2053
2154
2254
2354
2454
2554
2654
2754
2853
2953
3053
3153

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112444490
211442520
311441530
411339560
511338570
611337580
701335610
801234630
900233650
1000132670
1100130690
1200130690
1300129700
1400028720
1500028711
1600028711
1700027721
1800027721
1900026731
2000026731
2100026731
2200025741
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2500025741
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3000024751
3100024760

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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
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 6:05 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:056:28
212.46:056:29
312.46:056:29
412.46:046:29
512.46:046:29
612.46:046:29
712.46:036:29
812.46:036:29
912.56:036:30
1012.56:026:30
1112.56:026:30
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1312.56:026:30
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2712.65:596:34
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3012.65:596:35
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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 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Orodara

In seasonPeak

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

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

Orodara 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 Orodara?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orodara.

What to pack for Orodara in May

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

In May, Orodara sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Orodara 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 Orodara peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Orodara 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 Orodara is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModerateFeb 1854 µg/m³Aug 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar50Poor
Apr41Poor
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Orodara?

Orodara sits at 11.0°N, 4.9°W, 532 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Karankasso, 40 km away.

Bobo-DioulassoFinnkoloNiangolokoSikassoZégouaKaouara

Topography around Orodara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orodara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 544 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m.

The land around Orodara is covered by trees (43%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
295 m
80 km
499 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Karankasso 40 km · Banfora 42 km · Bobo-Dioulasso 72 km · Finnkolo 72 km · Niangoloko 78 km · Sikasso 90 km · Zégoua 97 km · Kaouara 103 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 Orodara (10.9811°, -4.9188°, elevation 532 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).