Abuko weather in May

In May, Abuko sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Abuko's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abuko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:44 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
31%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Abuko is human settlement.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Abuko reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Abuko

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Abuko weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 21°20.211.38.6
Feb26° / 21°10.111.68.7
Mar26° / 21°00.111.99.0
Apr25° / 21°0012.39.1
May26° / 23°10.212.68.8
Jun27° / 25°91.612.87.9
Jul28° / 26°11813.512.75.3
Aug28° / 26°24622.212.44.1
Sep29° / 26°17418.612.14.3
Oct30° / 27°497.411.75.7
Nov29° / 26°10.411.46.7
Dec27° / 22°10.211.28.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Abuko gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1227080
2217090
3197290
41872100
51673110
61573120
71473130
81274140
91174150
101073170
11973180
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Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:507:18
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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 7.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Abuko

In seasonPeak

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

Abuko sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Abuko's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Abuko sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Dust
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Jun
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Is May a good time to visit Abuko?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Abuko for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Abuko in May

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

In May, Abuko sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Abuko in May

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in October at about 29°C and coldest in March near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 24 to Mar 8 — about 11.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb20Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr20Refreshing
May23Refreshing
Jun26Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec24Warm

UV index in Abuko 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 Abuko peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Abuko 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 Abuko is worst in February — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1397 µg/m³Aug 2024 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun60Unhealthy
Jul36Poor
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct50Poor
Nov64Unhealthy
Dec84Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Abuko?

Abuko sits at 13.4°N, 16.7°W, 15 m above sea level, in Gambia. The nearest listed city is Faji Kunda, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Abuko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abuko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m.

The land around Abuko is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and mangroves (24%) within 3 km, water (47%) within 16 km, and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
53 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Faji Kunda 2.0 km · Welingara 2.0 km · Kunkujang 2.0 km · Latri Sabiji 3.0 km · Talinding 3.0 km · Sinchu Alagi 4.0 km · Bununka Kunda 4.0 km · Ibo Town 4.0 km

Gambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 25% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$919
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
48%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
29.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%Christian 4%other or none 0%

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 Abuko (13.4042°, -16.6558°, elevation 15 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).