Mora weather in May

In May, Mora sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 34 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 12.5 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 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Mora's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:45 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Mora 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 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mora reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°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 Mora

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
26 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.

Mora 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
Jan32° / 15°0011.45.5
Feb35° / 18°0011.63.5
Mar38° / 22°00.111.91.2
Apr39° / 26°72.312.20.4
May38° / 26°348.612.51.3
Jun34° / 25°6613.712.62.6
Jul31° / 23°14522.512.63.1
Aug30° / 22°21625.512.43.2
Sep31° / 22°10417.312.13.5
Oct34° / 22°235.211.83.2
Nov34° / 19°00.111.53.6
Dec32° / 16°0011.45.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45644
55644
65644
75743
85842
95842
105842
115941
125941
135941
145941
155941
165941
175842
185842
195842
205842
215743
225743
235743
245743
255644
265644
275644
285743
295743
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mora gets around 34 mm of rain over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
320
420
521
621
721
821
922
1022
1122
1223
1323
1424
1525
1625
1726
1827
1929
2030
2131
2232
2334
2435
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2637
2738
2838
2939
3039
3140

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 60% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1221126365
2211126376
3191126386
4181126396
5171126407
6161125407
7151125418
8141125418
9141125418
10131126429
11121126429
121211264210
131110264210
141110264211
151010254312
16109254413
1799244413
1898244514
1988234615
2087224717
2176214818
2275204919
2365195020
2454185221
2553175223
2643165324
2742145426
2832135527
2932125429
3021115630
3121105631

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:49 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:496:12
212.45:496:12
312.45:486:12
412.45:486:13
512.45:486:13
612.45:476:13
712.45:476:13
812.45:476:13
912.55:466:13
1012.55:466:14
1112.55:466:14
1212.55:456:14
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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 6.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mora

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mora sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Mora?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mora.

What to pack for Mora in May

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

In May, Mora sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Mora in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mora peaks around March 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Mora 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 Mora is worst in February — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 2098 µg/m³Jul 2224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan90Unhealthy
Feb99Unhealthy
Mar97Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May41Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct67Unhealthy
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mora?

Mora sits at 11.0°N, 14.1°E, 460 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Gwoza, 49 km away.

BamaMagaKaéléDikwa

Topography around Mora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mora has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m around an average of 470 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 707 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,158 m.

The land around Mora is covered by grassland (64%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
434 m
16 km
707 m
80 km
1,158 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
May weather nearby: Gwoza 49 km · Mokolo 50 km · Maroua 54 km · Bogo 62 km · Bama 72 km · Maga 90 km · Kaélé 110 km · Dikwa 113 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 Mora (11.0461°, 14.1401°, elevation 460 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).