Guider weather in May

In May, Guider sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 49 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Guider's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guider's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:47 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Guider is commune of Cameroon.

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 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Guider reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13827
23827
33827
43827
53827
63827
73827
83827
93727
103726
113726
123726
133726
143726
153726
163726
173726
183726
193626
203626
213626
223626
233626
243626
253626
263626
273526
283525
293525
303525
313525

How May really feels in Guider

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
25 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.

Guider weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°0011.54.4
Feb36° / 22°0011.72.5
Mar39° / 25°10.311.90.6
Apr39° / 27°123.612.20.3
May37° / 26°4910.412.41.6
Jun33° / 24°8114.812.63.0
Jul31° / 23°12219.912.53.5
Aug30° / 22°17422.812.33.6
Sep31° / 22°1141912.13.6
Oct34° / 23°428.511.83.3
Nov35° / 21°10.311.53.2
Dec33° / 19°0011.44.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44852
54852
64951
75050
84951
95050
105248
115248
125248
135248
145347
155347
165347
175347
185248
195248
205149
215050
225050
235050
244951
254951
264951
274852
284753
294753
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Guider gets around 49 mm of rain over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
326
426
526
626
726
827
927
1027
1128
1229
1329
1430
1531
1632
1733
1834
1936
2037
2138
2239
2340
2441
2542
2643
2744
2845
2945
3045
3146

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1147214216
2137204317
3127194418
4116184519
5116184620
6106174721
796164721
886164822
976154823
1066154924
1166154925
1255145026
1355145027
1445135028
1544135029
1634134931
1734124932
1823124834
1923114836
2023114738
2112104640
2212104542
231294445
241184247
251184149
261174051
271163953
280163855
290053758
300053659
310043660

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 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 5:51 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:516:12
212.45:516:12
312.45:506:12
412.45:506:12
512.45:506:12
612.45:496:12
712.45:496:13
812.45:496:13
912.45:486:13
1012.45:486:13
1112.45:486:13
1212.45:486:13
1312.45:476:13
1412.45:476:14
1512.45:476:14
1612.55:476:14
1712.55:476:14
1812.55:476:14
1912.55:466:15
2012.55:466:15
2112.55:466:15
2212.55:466:15
2312.55:466:16
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2712.55:466:17
2812.55:466:17
2912.55:466:17
3012.55:466:17
3112.55:466:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Guider

In seasonPeak

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

Guider's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Guider?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guider.

What to pack for Guider in May

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

In May, Guider sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Guider in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guider peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Guider 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 Guider is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorMar 1179 µg/m³Jul 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb76Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr55Poor
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Guider?

Guider sits at 9.9°N, 13.9°E, 346 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Figuil, 20 km away.

PitoaMubiMarouaGuidiguis

Topography around Guider

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guider has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 348 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,136 m.

The land around Guider is covered by cropland (49%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, cropland (46%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (34%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
573 m
80 km
1,136 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Figuil 20 km · Mboursou Léré 29 km · Léré 44 km · Kaélé 59 km · Pitoa 78 km · Mubi 83 km · Maroua 84 km · Guidiguis 86 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 Guider (9.9333°, 13.9467°, elevation 346 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).