Pô weather in May

In May, Pô sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 53 mm of rain across 11.2 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 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see 's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:45 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

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 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pô reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°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)
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How May really feels in Pô

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
28 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.

Pô 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
Jan33° / 20°00.211.44.4
Feb36° / 23°20.311.62.7
Mar38° / 26°61.611.91.1
Apr38° / 27°295.812.21.1
May36° / 26°5311.212.52.1
Jun33° / 25°7213.112.63.3
Jul30° / 23°14621.212.63.5
Aug29° / 23°23425.612.43.4
Sep30° / 23°14119.512.13.7
Oct33° / 23°499.211.73.6
Nov35° / 21°30.511.53.0
Dec34° / 20°0011.44.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24357
34258
44258
54357
64357
74357
84456
94456
104456
114456
124456
134456
144456
154456
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304753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pô gets around 53 mm of rain over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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735
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1435
1536
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1736
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1936
2036
2137
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2838
2938
3038
3138

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11835560
21834570
30732610
40631630
50630640
60529660
70427690
80427690
90326710
100225730
110224740
120124750
130124750
140123760
150123760
160023770
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180023770
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200022771
210021781
220021781
230020791
240020791
250019801
260018811
270017812
280017812
290016822
300015832
310014833

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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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 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 5:50 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:506:13
212.45:506:14
312.45:496:14
412.45:496:14
512.45:496:14
612.45:486:14
712.45:486:14
812.55:486:15
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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 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.34 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
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176.3Intense
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206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pô

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pô sees seasonal dust haze (February–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 Pô?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pô.

What to pack for Pô in May

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

In May, sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Pô 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 peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 16UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pô 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 is worst in December — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 1077 µg/m³Aug 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr45Poor
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Pô?

Pô sits at 11.2°N, 1.1°W, 319 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Navrongo, 31 km away.

GomboussougouBolgatangaMangaZabréSapouyBéguédoBittou

Topography around Pô

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pô has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 313 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around is covered by shrubs (35%), cropland (23%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), grassland (35%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
328 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Navrongo 31 km · Gomboussougou 50 km · Bolgatanga 53 km · Manga 56 km · Zabré 56 km · Sapouy 81 km · Béguédo 81 km · Bittou 92 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 (11.1697°, -1.145°, elevation 319 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).