Bolobo weather in May

In May, Bolobo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 104 mm of rain across 19.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-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 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bolobo's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bolobo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:54 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
69%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Bolobo is place in Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density
12/km²
people per km²

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 Bolobo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13124
23124
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43124
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113124
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How May really feels in Bolobo

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.

Bolobo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°11018.312.13.8
Feb31° / 24°11217.112.13.4
Mar31° / 24°12220.7123.2
Apr31° / 24°15122.8123.1
May30° / 24°10419.411.93.8
Jun30° / 23°306.811.95.5
Jul30° / 23°164.711.95.8
Aug30° / 23°4811.811.94.8
Sep30° / 23°9920123.8
Oct29° / 23°17125123.4
Nov29° / 23°16724.912.13.3
Dec30° / 23°15723.512.13.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32872
42971
52971
63070
73169
83268
93367
103565
113664
123763
133862
143961
153961
164060
174060
184060
194060
204159
214159
224159
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254159
264258
274159
284159
294258
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bolobo gets around 104 mm of rain over 19.4 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 61% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
274
374
473
572
672
771
870
969
1068
1166
1265
1364
1462
1561
1660
1759
1858
1958
2057
2156
2255
2355
2454
2554
2653
2752
2851
2950
3049
3148

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107228
207228
307228
407129
507129
607129
707129
807129
907129
1007129
1107228
1207228
1307327
1407426
1507426
1607525
1707624
1807723
1907822
2007921
2108020
2208119
2308218
2408317
2508416
2608515
2708614
2808713
2908812
3018811
3118910

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:555:50
211.95:545:50
311.95:545:50
411.95:545:50
511.95:545:49
611.95:545:49
711.95:545:49
811.95:545:49
911.95:545:49
1011.95:545:49
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1211.95:545:49
1311.95:545:49
1411.95:545:48
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1911.95:545:48
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2911.95:565:49
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3111.95:565:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
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255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bolobo?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bolobo.

What to pack for Bolobo in May

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

In May, Bolobo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bolobo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bolobo peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 24UV 13Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bolobo 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 Bolobo is worst in August — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 1163 µg/m³Oct 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun44Poor
Jul58Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep26Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bolobo?

Bolobo sits at 2.2°S, 16.2°E, 321 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Gamboma, 52 km away.

MossakaMushieDjambalaNiokiBandundu ProvinceOwando

Topography around Bolobo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bolobo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 308 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m.

The land around Bolobo is covered by water (41%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), water (27%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
396 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Gamboma 52 km · Oyo 114 km · Mossaka 122 km · Mushie 122 km · Djambala 170 km · Nioki 174 km · Bandundu Province 181 km · Owando 190 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 Bolobo (-2.158°, 16.2325°, elevation 321 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).