Oku weather in May

In May, Oku sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 456 mm of rain across 29.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
456 mm
29.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:06 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Oku reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Oku weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 12°101.311.77.6
Feb28° / 14°373.511.86.5
Mar28° / 15°15513.5125.5
Apr26° / 16°42725.512.14.1
May24° / 16°45629.812.33.6
Jun23° / 15°47329.612.43.5
Jul22° / 15°52230.712.33.3
Aug22° / 15°50530.312.23.3
Sep22° / 15°52129.9123.4
Oct23° / 15°4232911.93.8
Nov25° / 14°12111.411.76.3
Dec27° / 12°91.111.68.0

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 4% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
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9595
10595
11595
12595
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Oku gets around 456 mm of rain over 29.8 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 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
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596
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1696
1796
1896
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2096
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2696
2796
2896
2997
3097
3197

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
18911
28911
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48911
58911
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
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63calm
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113calm
123calm
133calm
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313calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 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 6:09 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:096:22
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312.26:086:22
412.26:086:22
512.26:086:22
612.26:086:22
712.26:076:22
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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 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Oku

In seasonPeak

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

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

Oku sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), 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 Oku?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oku.

What to pack for Oku in May

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

In May, Oku sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Oku in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Oku peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 14Dec 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Oku 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 Oku is worst in February — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1598 µg/m³Jul 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb102Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May32Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov44Poor
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Oku?

Oku sits at 6.3°N, 10.4°E, 2,422 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Fundong, 17 km away.

Topography around Oku

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oku has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m around an average of 2,247 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,999 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,810 m.

The land around Oku is covered by trees (54%), grassland (24%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
754 m
16 km
1,999 m
80 km
2,810 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Fundong 17 km · Kumbo 26 km · Ndop 29 km · Bafut 41 km · Wum 43 km · Bamenda 45 km · Nkambe 50 km · Bali 62 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 Oku (6.25°, 10.4333°, elevation 2,422 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).