Tenkodogo weather in May

In May, Tenkodogo sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 37 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-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 30% 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 Tenkodogo's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tenkodogo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:42 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Tenkodogo is city 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 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tenkodogo reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 10°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 3°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Tenkodogo 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
Jan33° / 20°0011.44.6
Feb36° / 23°10.211.62.8
Mar38° / 26°40.911.91.1
Apr39° / 28°173.812.30.9
May36° / 27°37812.51.9
Jun34° / 25°5610.412.73.2
Jul31° / 24°11217.412.63.7
Aug30° / 23°20222.312.43.5
Sep31° / 23°11515.812.13.8
Oct34° / 24°387.511.73.3
Nov36° / 22°20.311.52.9
Dec34° / 20°0011.34.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
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74753
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295149
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tenkodogo gets around 37 mm of rain over 8 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 26% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
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522
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1024
1124
1224
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1424
1524
1625
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2026
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2227
2328
2429
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3033
3134

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112747420
212646450
312644480
411542510
511540530
601439560
701438570
800337600
900336610
1000235630
1100235630
1200235630
1300234640
1400134650
1500134650
1600134650
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1800133660
1900133660
2000132670
2100131680
2200130690
2300129700
2400128701
2500127711
2600126721
2700125731
2800124741
2900123751
3000121771
3100120772

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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 5:46 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:466:11
212.45:466:11
312.45:466:11
412.45:456:12
512.45:456:12
612.55:446:12
712.55:446:12
812.55:446:12
912.55:436:12
1012.55:436:13
1112.55:436:13
1212.55:426:13
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1712.55:416:14
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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 6.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tenkodogo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tenkodogo sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
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May
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Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is May a good time to visit Tenkodogo?

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
4.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tenkodogo.

What to pack for Tenkodogo in May

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

In May, Tenkodogo sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Tenkodogo 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 Tenkodogo peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tenkodogo 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 Tenkodogo is worst in February — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1875 µg/m³Aug 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb76Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tenkodogo?

Tenkodogo sits at 11.8°N, 0.4°W, 237 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Garango, 20 km away.

PouytengaZorgoBittouGomboussougouZabré

Topography around Tenkodogo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tenkodogo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 305 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Tenkodogo is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
271 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Garango 20 km · Béguédo 39 km · Koupéla 44 km · Pouytenga 52 km · Zorgo 58 km · Bittou 59 km · Gomboussougou 59 km · Zabré 73 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 Tenkodogo (11.7844°, -0.3718°, elevation 237 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).