Yokadouma weather in May

In May, Yokadouma sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 109 mm of rain across 19.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Yokadouma's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yokadouma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
19.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:51 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
71%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Yokadouma 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

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

A typical May day in Yokadouma reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°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 on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Yokadouma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 26 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
26
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.

Yokadouma weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°224.311.85.2
Feb32° / 20°416.911.94.3
Mar31° / 21°11717.5123.6
Apr30° / 21°14219.812.13.6
May30° / 21°10919.912.24.0
Jun29° / 21°9119.312.24.4
Jul28° / 20°9920.312.24.6
Aug28° / 20°13123.512.14.2
Sep28° / 20°16625.7123.6
Oct28° / 20°20027.611.93.5
Nov29° / 20°13018.311.84.3
Dec30° / 19°346.711.85.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32971
42971
53070
63070
73169
83268
93268
103367
113367
123466
133466
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313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yokadouma gets around 109 mm of rain over 19.9 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 64% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
167
267
367
467
567
667
767
867
967
1066
1166
1265
1365
1464
1564
1663
1762
1862
1961
2061
2161
2261
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2461
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2662
2762
2863
2963
3064
3164

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1991
2991
3991
41090
51090
61189
71288
81288
91387
101387
111486
121585
131585
141684
151783
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192080
202179
212278
222377
232476
242476
252575
262674
272773
282872
292971
303070
313169

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

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
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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 5:53 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:536:01
212.15:536:01
312.15:536:01
412.15:536:01
512.15:536:00
612.15:526:00
712.15:526:00
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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 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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105.2Bright
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225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Yokadouma?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Yokadouma for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yokadouma in May

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

In May, Yokadouma sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yokadouma 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 Yokadouma peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 20UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Yokadouma 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 Yokadouma is worst in February — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.8× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 1362 µg/m³Sep 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr21Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yokadouma?

Yokadouma sits at 3.5°N, 15.1°E, 523 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Nola, 111 km away.

NolaBerbératiBatouriCarnotBertouaAbbaAbong MbangOuesso

Topography around Yokadouma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yokadouma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 541 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m.

The land around Yokadouma is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
223 m
80 km
427 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Nola 111 km · Berbérati 117 km · Batouri 127 km · Carnot 183 km · Bertoua 192 km · Abba 202 km · Abong Mbang 214 km · Ouesso 239 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 Yokadouma (3.5167°, 15.05°, elevation 523 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).