Yangambi weather in May

In May, Yangambi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 126 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 8% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yangambi's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yangambi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
21.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:17 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
75%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Yangambi is locality in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Yangambi reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°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 on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Yangambi

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.

Yangambi weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°6212124.6
Feb31° / 23°8213.3124.0
Mar30° / 23°14719.3123.7
Apr29° / 23°15020.9123.7
May29° / 23°12621.9123.9
Jun29° / 23°10219.2124.2
Jul29° / 22°10319.9124.3
Aug28° / 22°14524.9123.8
Sep28° / 22°17225.3123.6
Oct28° / 22°18126.3123.6
Nov28° / 22°18424.8123.8
Dec29° / 22°10217.6124.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32080
42179
52179
62278
72278
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112476
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yangambi gets around 126 mm of rain over 21.9 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 70% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
170
270
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471
571
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870
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1569
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1769
1869
1969
2070
2170
2270
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2771
2871
2970
3070
3169

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58317
68317
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88218
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118020
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278317
288416
298515
308614
318713

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:196:20
212.06:186:20
312.06:186:20
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512.06:186:20
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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 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Yangambi?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yangambi.

What to pack for Yangambi in May

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

In May, Yangambi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yangambi 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 Yangambi peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Jul 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Yangambi 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 Yangambi is worst in February — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.4× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1748 µg/m³Oct 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb49Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr25Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yangambi?

Yangambi sits at 0.8°N, 24.4°E, 459 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kisangani, 88 km away.

ButaAketiBumbaBabambaBondoLisala

Topography around Yangambi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yangambi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 410 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m.

The land around Yangambi is covered by trees (53%), grassland (24%) and water (21%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
219 m
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May weather nearby: Kisangani 88 km · Basoko 106 km · Buta 227 km · Aketi 231 km · Bumba 270 km · Babamba 345 km · Bondo 349 km · Lisala 360 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 Yangambi (0.7675°, 24.4397°, elevation 459 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).