Asamankese weather in May

In May, Asamankese sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 196 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-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 4% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Asamankese's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Asamankese's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
196 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:51 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Asamankese is human settlement in Ghana.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Asamankese reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°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.

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How May really feels in Asamankese

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.

Asamankese weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°4710.311.74.1
Feb33° / 24°6513.211.83.2
Mar33° / 24°11321.3122.7
Apr32° / 24°13422.412.12.7
May31° / 23°19626.912.32.7
Jun29° / 23°23427.312.33.1
Jul28° / 22°15925.112.33.7
Aug28° / 22°12124.312.23.9
Sep29° / 23°19927.7123.1
Oct30° / 23°19927.711.92.9
Nov31° / 23°10722.411.73.2
Dec31° / 23°5412.911.74.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32080
42179
52179
62080
72080
81981
91981
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111981
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131882
141882
151882
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201387
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221288
231090
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25991
26991
27793
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31694

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Asamankese gets around 196 mm of rain over 26.9 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 87% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
183
284
384
485
585
686
786
887
987
1087
1187
1287
1387
1486
1586
1686
1786
1886
1986
2086
2186
2286
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2487
2587
2688
2788
2889
2989
3090
3190

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55347
65347
75446
85446
95545
105545
115644
125644
135743
145842
155941
165941
176040
186139
196238
206337
216436
226535
236634
246733
256931
267030
277228
287327
297525
307723
317822

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
156calm
166calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 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 5:54 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:546:06
212.25:536:06
312.25:536:06
412.25:536:06
512.25:536:06
612.25:536:06
712.25:526:06
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1212.35:516:06
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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 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
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184.8Bright
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244.6Bright
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264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Asamankese

In seasonPeak

None of Asamankese's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Asamankese sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is May a good time to visit Asamankese?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Asamankese.

What to pack for Asamankese in May

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

In May, Asamankese sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Asamankese in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 54 km away) is warmest in May at about 28°C and coldest in August near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug23Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Asamankese 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 Asamankese peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Asamankese 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 Asamankese is worst in January — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1592 µg/m³Aug 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan94Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar47Poor
Apr45Poor
May32Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec82Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Asamankese?

Asamankese sits at 5.9°N, 0.7°W, 147 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Akwatia, 26 km away.

AtsiamanBuduburam

Topography around Asamankese

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Asamankese has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 661 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m.

The land around Asamankese is covered by trees (68%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
187 m
16 km
661 m
80 km
838 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Akwatia 26 km · Suhum 31 km · Kade 32 km · Nsawam 35 km · Swedru 36 km · Akim Oda 36 km · Atsiaman 41 km · Buduburam 43 km

Ghana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,257
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
25.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Christian 71%Muslim 20%other 5%traditionalist 3%

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 Asamankese (5.8601°, -0.6635°, elevation 147 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. 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).