Lambaréné weather in May

In May, Lambaréné sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 195 mm of rain across 25.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Lambaréné's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lambaréné's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 195 mm; 25.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:16 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 1st clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

Lambaréné is town in Gabon.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Lambaréné reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

How May really feels in Lambaréné

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

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.

Lambaréné weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 24°	234	28.2	12	2.6
Feb	31° / 24°	205	24.5	12	2.5
Mar	31° / 24°	251	28.2	12	2.4
Apr	31° / 24°	229	26.4	12	2.5
May	31° / 24°	195	25.2	12	3.0
Jun	28° / 23°	43	7.4	12	5.8
Jul	27° / 22°	12	2.5	12	6.8
Aug	28° / 22°	13	3.1	12	6.6
Sep	29° / 23°	81	13.9	12	4.5
Oct	30° / 24°	270	28.3	12	2.8
Nov	30° / 24°	353	29.6	12	2.6
Dec	30° / 24°	304	29.5	12	2.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

	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 (%)	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Cloudier (%)	88	88	88	87	87	86	86	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	15	85
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lambaréné gets around 195 mm of rain over 25.2 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 81% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	86	85	84	82	81	79	77	76	74	72	70	68	66	64	61	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	87
15	87
16	86
17	85
18	84
19	82
20	81
21	79
22	77
23	76
24	74
25	72
26	70
27	68
28	66
29	64
30	61
31	58

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 65% 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
Oppressive (%)	16	17	17	18	18	19	20	21	22	22	23	25	26	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	42	44	47	49	52	54	57	60	63	65	68
Miserable (%)	84	83	83	82	82	81	80	79	78	78	77	75	74	73	71	69	67	65	63	61	58	56	53	51	48	46	43	40	37	35	32

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	29	71
16	31	69
17	33	67
18	35	65
19	37	63
20	39	61
21	42	58
22	44	56
23	47	53
24	49	51
25	52	48
26	54	46
27	57	43
28	60	40
29	63	37
30	65	35
31	68	32

Wind in May

Winds average 4 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.

	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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	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 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 6:17 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:15 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18
Sunset (PM)	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:17	6:16
2	12.0	6:17	6:15
3	12.0	6:17	6:15
4	12.0	6:17	6:15
5	12.0	6:17	6:15
6	12.0	6:16	6:15
7	12.0	6:16	6:15
8	12.0	6:16	6:15
9	12.0	6:16	6:15
10	12.0	6:16	6:15
11	12.0	6:16	6:14
12	12.0	6:16	6:14
13	12.0	6:16	6:14
14	12.0	6:16	6:14
15	12.0	6:16	6:14
16	12.0	6:16	6:14
17	12.0	6:16	6:14
18	12.0	6:16	6:14
19	12.0	6:16	6:14
20	12.0	6:16	6:14
21	12.0	6:16	6:14
22	12.0	6:17	6:14
23	12.0	6:17	6:15
24	12.0	6:17	6:15
25	12.0	6:17	6:15
26	12.0	6:17	6:15
27	12.0	6:17	6:15
28	12.0	6:17	6:15
29	12.0	6:17	6:15
30	12.0	6:17	6:15
31	12.0	6:18	6:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.83 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.21 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.0	Bright
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lambaréné

In seasonPeak

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

Lambaréné's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Lambaréné?

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

3.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lambaréné.

What to pack for Lambaréné in May

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

In May, Lambaréné sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Lambaréné 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 Lambaréné peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 8 (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)	12	12	14	13	11	8	9	9	12	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Lambaréné 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 Lambaréné is worst in February — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (October, 11 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)	24	30	21	17	18	26	26	22	15	11	14	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	30	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Lambaréné?

Lambaréné sits at 0.7°S, 10.2°E, 26 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Oyam, 74 km away.

Topography around Lambaréné

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lambaréné has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 876 m.

The land around Lambaréné is covered by trees (54%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km

75 m

trees 54%

16 km

331 m

trees 90%

80 km

876 m

trees 94%

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

May weather nearby: Oyam 74 km · Ntoum 132 km · Owendo 137 km · Libreville 150 km · Mouila 158 km · Port-Gentil 162 km · Akanda 177 km · Koulamoutou 252 km

Gabon travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $8,263; 2025
Happiness: 5.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths: 23.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Lambaréné (-0.7001°, 10.2406°, elevation 26 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	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	15	85
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	87
15	87
16	86
17	85
18	84
19	82
20	81
21	79
22	77
23	76
24	74
25	72
26	70
27	68
28	66
29	64
30	61
31	58

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	29	71
16	31	69
17	33	67
18	35	65
19	37	63
20	39	61
21	42	58
22	44	56
23	47	53
24	49	51
25	52	48
26	54	46
27	57	43
28	60	40
29	63	37
30	65	35
31	68	32

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	15	85
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	87
15	87
16	86
17	85
18	84
19	82
20	81
21	79
22	77
23	76
24	74
25	72
26	70
27	68
28	66
29	64
30	61
31	58

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	29	71
16	31	69
17	33	67
18	35	65
19	37	63
20	39	61
21	42	58
22	44	56
23	47	53
24	49	51
25	52	48
26	54	46
27	57	43
28	60	40
29	63	37
30	65	35
31	68	32

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	15	85
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	87
15	87
16	86
17	85
18	84
19	82
20	81
21	79
22	77
23	76
24	74
25	72
26	70
27	68
28	66
29	64
30	61
31	58

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	29	71
16	31	69
17	33	67
18	35	65
19	37	63
20	39	61
21	42	58
22	44	56
23	47	53
24	49	51
25	52	48
26	54	46
27	57	43
28	60	40
29	63	37
30	65	35
31	68	32