Assomada weather in May

In May, Assomada sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Assomada's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Assomada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:10 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
22%
2nd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Assomada is city.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Assomada reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Assomada weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 20°40.611.28.7
Feb24° / 19°10.411.58.9
Mar25° / 19°10.111.99.1
Apr25° / 20°10.112.39.0
May26° / 20°00.112.79.0
Jun27° / 21°00.112.98.8
Jul27° / 23°102.212.87.9
Aug28° / 24°518.412.56.2
Sep28° / 25°749.512.16.0
Oct28° / 24°273.611.76.8
Nov28° / 23°61.111.37.7
Dec26° / 21°40.611.18.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28911
38911
48911
59010
6919
7928
8928
9928
10928
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Assomada gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
128117
228018
318118
418019
527820
627721
727721
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2705248
2805050
2904753
3004555
3104357

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 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 6:16 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:166:48
212.56:156:48
312.66:156:48
412.66:146:49
512.66:146:49
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712.66:136:49
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1112.66:126:51
1212.76:116:51
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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 7.31 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Assomada

In seasonPeak

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

Assomada sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Assomada sees seasonal dust haze (April–October), heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Assomada?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Assomada for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Assomada in May

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

In May, Assomada sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Assomada in May

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in October at about 27°C and coldest in March near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May24Refreshing
Jun24Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Assomada in May

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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 Assomada peaks around May 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 17UV 12Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May13Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Assomada 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 Assomada is worst in December — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (May, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 2468 µg/m³May 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb51Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Assomada?

Assomada sits at 15.1°N, 23.7°W, 391 m above sea level, in Cabo Verde. The nearest listed city is Praia, 26 km away.

PraiaEspargosMindelo

Topography around Assomada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Assomada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m around an average of 443 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,310 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,749 m.

The land around Assomada is covered by grassland (55%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and water (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
501 m
16 km
1,310 m
80 km
2,749 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Praia 26 km · Espargos 200 km · Mindelo 243 km · Dakar 672 km · Le Plateau 673 km · Guédiawaye 676 km · Pikine 677 km · N’diareme limamoulaye 678 km

Cabo Verde travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,796
2025
Homicide rate
7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 73%none 16%Protestant 4%Christian Rationalism 2%

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 Assomada (15.1°, -23.6833°, elevation 391 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).