Bakwa weather in May

In May, Bakwa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 155 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Bakwa's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bakwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 155 mm; 22.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:01 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 7th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

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

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bakwa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

How May really feels in Bakwa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 17 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.

Bakwa 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 22°	17	3.1	11.8	3.9
Feb	34° / 22°	29	5.4	11.9	3.3
Mar	32° / 22°	100	15.5	12	3.3
Apr	30° / 22°	180	21.8	12.1	3.4
May	29° / 21°	155	22.9	12.2	3.8
Jun	28° / 21°	132	22.1	12.2	4.1
Jul	28° / 20°	136	23.6	12.2	4.3
Aug	28° / 20°	166	25.6	12.1	4.0
Sep	28° / 20°	175	25.4	12	3.6
Oct	28° / 21°	224	27.7	11.9	3.4
Nov	29° / 21°	118	17.7	11.8	4.2
Dec	31° / 21°	22	4.3	11.8	4.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

	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 (%)	22	22	22	22	23	24	24	24	25	26	25	25	25	26	26	25	26	26	25	25	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	27	27
Cloudier (%)	78	78	78	78	77	76	76	76	75	74	75	75	75	74	74	75	74	74	75	75	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	73	73

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

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bakwa gets around 155 mm of rain over 22.9 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 74% and peaks near 76% 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 (%)	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	74	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	71
8	71
9	71
10	72
11	72
12	73
13	73
14	74
15	74
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	76
30	75
31	75

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
Muggy (%)	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	26	26	27	28	30	31	32	34
Oppressive (%)	75	75	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	74	74	73	72	70	69	68	66

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	25	75
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	34	66

Wind in May

Winds average 5 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.

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

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 6:03 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:14 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	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)	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01
Sunset (PM)	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	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:03	6:12
2	12.1	6:03	6:12
3	12.1	6:03	6:12
4	12.2	6:03	6:12
5	12.2	6:02	6:12
6	12.2	6:02	6:12
7	12.2	6:02	6:12
8	12.2	6:02	6:12
9	12.2	6:02	6:12
10	12.2	6:02	6:12
11	12.2	6:02	6:12
12	12.2	6:01	6:12
13	12.2	6:01	6:12
14	12.2	6:01	6:12
15	12.2	6:01	6:12
16	12.2	6:01	6:12
17	12.2	6:01	6:12
18	12.2	6:01	6:12
19	12.2	6:01	6:13
20	12.2	6:01	6:13
21	12.2	6:01	6:13
22	12.2	6:01	6:13
23	12.2	6:01	6:13
24	12.2	6:01	6:13
25	12.2	6:01	6:13
26	12.2	6:01	6:14
27	12.2	6:01	6:14
28	12.2	6:01	6:14
29	12.2	6:01	6:14
30	12.2	6:01	6:14
31	12.2	6:01	6:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.3 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bakwa?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bakwa.

What to pack for Bakwa in May

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

In May, Bakwa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bakwa 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 Bakwa peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (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)	10	12	14	13	12	10	10	13	12	13	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Bakwa 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 Bakwa is worst in January — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.4× the cleanest month (October, 8 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)	74	66	36	15	10	15	15	11	8	8	16	52
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	74	Unhealthy
Feb	66	Unhealthy
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	15	Moderate
May	10	Good
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	8	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	52	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Bakwa?

Bakwa sits at 4.1°N, 27.4°E, 666 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Yambio, 121 km away.

Topography around Bakwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bakwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 673 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Bakwa is covered by trees (52%) and shrubs (33%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and shrubs (38%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km

50 m

trees 52%

16 km

80 m

trees 46%

80 km

332 m

trees 73%

treesshrubsgrassland

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

May weather nearby: Yambio 121 km · Isiro 152 km · Wamba 230 km · Watsa 267 km · Zemio 270 km · Buta 331 km · Yei 364 km · Tonj 378 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo 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: $807; 2025
Happiness: 3.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 12%; of population, 2024
Road deaths: 34.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 400

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 Bakwa (4.1263°, 27.3953°, elevation 666 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	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	71
8	71
9	71
10	72
11	72
12	73
13	73
14	74
15	74
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	76
30	75
31	75

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	25	75
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	34	66

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	71
8	71
9	71
10	72
11	72
12	73
13	73
14	74
15	74
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	76
30	75
31	75

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	25	75
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	34	66

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	71
8	71
9	71
10	72
11	72
12	73
13	73
14	74
15	74
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	76
30	75
31	75

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	25	75
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	34	66