Mbanga weather in May

In May, Mbanga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 205 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mbanga's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbanga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 205 mm; 29.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:12 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 8th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.09 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mbanga reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23
29	29	23
30	29	23
31	29	23

How May really feels in Mbanga

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mbanga weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 22°	25	7.2	11.8	4.1
Feb	33° / 23°	45	10.9	11.9	3.3
Mar	32° / 23°	134	24.1	12	2.6
Apr	31° / 23°	188	27.4	12.1	2.6
May	30° / 23°	205	29.1	12.2	2.8
Jun	28° / 22°	292	29.2	12.3	3.1
Jul	27° / 22°	417	29.8	12.2	3.4
Aug	27° / 22°	457	30.1	12.1	3.4
Sep	28° / 22°	386	29.4	12	3.2
Oct	29° / 22°	293	30.1	11.9	2.9
Nov	30° / 22°	126	23.8	11.8	3.3
Dec	31° / 22°	34	9.5	11.7	4.6

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 6% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Cloudier (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mbanga gets around 205 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 96% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	75	76	77	78	80	81	82	83	84
Miserable (%)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	25	24	23	22	20	19	18	17	16

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	75	25
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	80	20
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	83	17
31	84	16

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:26 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12
Sunset (PM)	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:14	6:24
2	12.2	6:14	6:24
3	12.2	6:14	6:24
4	12.2	6:14	6:24
5	12.2	6:13	6:24
6	12.2	6:13	6:24
7	12.2	6:13	6:24
8	12.2	6:13	6:24
9	12.2	6:13	6:24
10	12.2	6:13	6:24
11	12.2	6:12	6:24
12	12.2	6:12	6:24
13	12.2	6:12	6:24
14	12.2	6:12	6:24
15	12.2	6:12	6:24
16	12.2	6:12	6:24
17	12.2	6:12	6:24
18	12.2	6:12	6:24
19	12.2	6:12	6:24
20	12.2	6:12	6:25
21	12.2	6:12	6:25
22	12.2	6:12	6:25
23	12.2	6:12	6:25
24	12.2	6:12	6:25
25	12.2	6:12	6:25
26	12.2	6:12	6:25
27	12.2	6:12	6:26
28	12.2	6:12	6:26
29	12.2	6:12	6:26
30	12.2	6:12	6:26
31	12.2	6:12	6:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.08 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.0	Moderate
23	4.0	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mbanga

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Mbanga?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mbanga.

What to pack for Mbanga in May

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

In May, Mbanga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Mbanga 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 Mbanga peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	10	13	13	12	11	10	11	13	12	10	9
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Mbanga 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 Mbanga is worst in February — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	85	112	64	50	37	31	28	27	28	35	46	74
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	85	Unhealthy
Feb	112	Unhealthy
Mar	64	Unhealthy
Apr	50	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	35	Poor
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	74	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Mbanga?

Mbanga sits at 4.5°N, 9.6°E, 115 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Njombé, 14 km away.

Topography around Mbanga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbanga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,007 m.

The land around Mbanga is covered by trees (71%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

255 m

trees 71%

16 km

432 m

trees 94%

80 km

4,007 m

trees 83%

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← April Mbanga year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Njombé 14 km · Penja 20 km · Kumba 20 km · Muyuka 29 km · Tombel 30 km · Souza Gare 30 km · Loum 30 km · Manjo 47 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

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 Mbanga (4.5016°, 9.5671°, elevation 115 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23
29	29	23
30	29	23
31	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	75	25
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	80	20
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	83	17
31	84	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23
29	29	23
30	29	23
31	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	75	25
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	80	20
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	83	17
31	84	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23
29	29	23
30	29	23
31	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	75	25
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	80	20
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	83	17
31	84	16