Bimbo weather in May

In May, Bimbo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 104 mm of rain across 16.8 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Bimbo's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bimbo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:37 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Bimbo is city.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bimbo reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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223223
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313123

How May really feels in Bimbo

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
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.

Bimbo 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°112.111.83.8
Feb34° / 22°254.811.93.0
Mar33° / 24°8813.1123.0
Apr32° / 24°11115.612.13.2
May32° / 23°10416.812.23.5
Jun31° / 23°8615.712.24.0
Jul30° / 22°10919.512.24.0
Aug29° / 22°15723.612.13.6
Sep30° / 22°15823.5123.4
Oct30° / 22°18925.211.93.3
Nov31° / 22°10315.711.83.9
Dec32° / 21°163.411.84.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33961
43961
53961
64060
74060
84258
94258
104357
114357
124456
134555
144555
154456
164555
174555
184456
194456
204456
214357
224357
234258
244258
254258
264060
274060
284060
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bimbo gets around 104 mm of rain over 16.8 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 54% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
454
554
654
755
855
955
1054
1155
1255
1355
1455
1555
1655
1755
1855
1955
2055
2155
2255
2355
2454
2554
2654
2754
2854
2953
3053
3153

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12962
22962
32962
42962
52953
62953
71963
81963
91963
101963
111963
121963
130964
140964
150973
160973
170973
180973
190973
200973
211963
221963
231972
241972
251972
261972
271972
281981
291981
301981
311981

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 5:39 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:395:48
212.25:395:48
312.25:395:48
412.25:385:48
512.25:385:48
612.25:385:48
712.25:385:48
812.25:385:48
912.25:385:48
1012.25:375:48
1112.25:375:48
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1312.25:375:48
1412.25:375:48
1512.25:375:48
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1812.25:375:49
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2012.25:375:49
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3012.25:375:50
3112.25:375:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
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185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bimbo

In seasonPeak

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

Bimbo's rainy season runs March–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Bimbo?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bimbo.

What to pack for Bimbo in May

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

In May, Bimbo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bimbo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bimbo peaks around March 20 at about 13 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bimbo 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 Bimbo is worst in January — around 142 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.1× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateUnhealthyJan 13138 µg/m³Sep 1314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan142Unhealthy
Feb97Unhealthy
Mar44Poor
Apr26Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec123Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bimbo?

Bimbo sits at 4.3°N, 18.4°E, 371 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bangui, 19 km away.

Mindouli

Topography around Bimbo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bimbo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 381 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m.

The land around Bimbo is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
142 m
80 km
377 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Bangui 19 km · Zongo 22 km · Bégoua 26 km · Bobangui 40 km · Mbaïki 64 km · Boali 68 km · Libenge 71 km · Mindouli 129 km

Central African Republic travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$556
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
20.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
37.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank

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 Bimbo (4.2567°, 18.4158°, elevation 371 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).