Edéa weather in May

In May, Edéa sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 258 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Edéa's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Edéa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
258 mm
29.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:11 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
83%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Edéa is commune of Cameroon.

Density
577/km²
people per km²
Founded
1891

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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Edéa reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13124
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313023

How May really feels in Edéa

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.

Edéa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°6119.711.83.3
Feb32° / 24°8520.811.92.8
Mar32° / 24°18928122.4
Apr31° / 24°24427.512.12.4
May31° / 24°25829.112.22.5
Jun29° / 23°24928.812.22.8
Jul28° / 23°21427.612.23.5
Aug28° / 23°24729.112.13.4
Sep29° / 23°30529.6122.8
Oct30° / 23°32430.311.92.7
Nov30° / 23°21427.311.82.7
Dec31° / 24°9221.811.83.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21189
31288
41288
51288
61288
71288
81288
91288
101288
111288
121288
131189
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Edéa gets around 258 mm of rain over 29.1 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 94% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
392
492
592
692
793
893
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1494
1594
1694
1795
1895
1995
2095
2195
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2496
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2696
2796
2897
2997
3097
3197

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62773
72773
82872
92872
102971
112971
123070
133169
143268
153367
163466
173664
183763
193862
204060
214159
224357
234456
244654
254852
265050
275248
285446
295644
305842
316040

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
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65calm
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85calm
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105calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:136:21
212.16:136:21
312.16:126:21
412.16:126:21
512.16:126:20
612.16:126:20
712.16:126:20
812.26:116:20
912.26:116:21
1012.26:116:21
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1212.26:116:21
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1612.26:116:21
1712.26:106:21
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2012.26:106:21
2112.26:106:21
2212.26:106:22
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2712.26:116:22
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2912.26:116:23
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3112.26:116:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 4.86 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
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204.2Bright
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224.2Bright
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244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Edéa

In seasonPeak

None of Edéa's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Edéa?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Edéa.

What to pack for Edéa in May

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

In May, Edéa sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Edéa in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 55 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Edéa 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 Edéa peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 24UV 13Dec 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Edéa 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 Edéa is worst in February — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1269 µg/m³Sep 1314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr32Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Edéa?

Edéa sits at 3.8°N, 10.1°E, 27 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Dizangué, 17 km away.

EsékaSouza GareTikoLolodorfMutengeneMuyuka

Topography around Edéa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Edéa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,234 m.

The land around Edéa is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
333 m
80 km
1,234 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Dizangué 17 km · Douala 55 km · Eséka 72 km · Souza Gare 75 km · Tiko 91 km · Lolodorf 92 km · Mutengene 96 km · Muyuka 97 km

Cameroon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,972
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
30.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 445
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Muslim 31%Protestant 27%animist 1%

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 Edéa (3.8°, 10.1333°, elevation 27 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. 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).