Bibiani weather in May

In May, Bibiani sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 131 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 Bibiani's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bibiani's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 131 mm; 21.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:57 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 8th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Bibiani is town and district capital in Western North Region, Ghana.

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 Bibiani reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

How May really feels in Bibiani

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.

Bibiani weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 22°	20	4.3	11.7	4.3
Feb	34° / 24°	45	8.6	11.8	3.1
Mar	33° / 24°	98	17.1	12	2.8
Apr	32° / 24°	106	18.2	12.1	3.0
May	31° / 23°	131	21.9	12.3	3.1
Jun	29° / 23°	149	23.9	12.4	3.4
Jul	28° / 22°	113	21	12.3	4.2
Aug	28° / 22°	93	19	12.2	4.5
Sep	29° / 23°	140	24	12	3.6
Oct	30° / 23°	132	23	11.9	3.5
Nov	31° / 22°	56	12.6	11.7	4.3
Dec	31° / 22°	21	5.3	11.6	5.0

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 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	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 (%)	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14
Cloudier (%)	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	84	85	85	85	86	86	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bibiani gets around 131 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 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	69	69	70	70	71	72	73	73	74	75	76	76	77	78	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	67
3	67
4	67
5	67
6	67
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	67
11	67
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	71
22	72
23	73
24	73
25	74
26	75
27	76
28	76
29	77
30	78
31	78

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 87% 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 (%)	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	92	92	93
Miserable (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	7

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	91	9
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	93	7

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
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17	7	calm
18	7	calm
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30	7	calm
31	7	calm

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 6:00 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:17 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	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	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:00	6:13
2	12.2	5:59	6:13
3	12.2	5:59	6:13
4	12.2	5:59	6:13
5	12.2	5:59	6:13
6	12.2	5:58	6:13
7	12.3	5:58	6:13
8	12.3	5:58	6:13
9	12.3	5:58	6:14
10	12.3	5:58	6:14
11	12.3	5:57	6:14
12	12.3	5:57	6:14
13	12.3	5:57	6:14
14	12.3	5:57	6:14
15	12.3	5:57	6:14
16	12.3	5:57	6:14
17	12.3	5:57	6:14
18	12.3	5:57	6:15
19	12.3	5:56	6:15
20	12.3	5:56	6:15
21	12.3	5:56	6:15
22	12.3	5:56	6:15
23	12.3	5:56	6:15
24	12.3	5:56	6:16
25	12.3	5:56	6:16
26	12.3	5:56	6:16
27	12.3	5:56	6:16
28	12.3	5:56	6:16
29	12.3	5:56	6:17
30	12.3	5:56	6:17
31	12.3	5:56	6:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.82 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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bibiani

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Is May a good time to visit Bibiani?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bibiani.

What to pack for Bibiani in May

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

In May, Bibiani sees daytime highs around 31°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 Bibiani 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 Bibiani peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 9 (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)	9	12	13	13	11	11	10	11	13	12	10	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Bibiani 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 Bibiani is worst in February — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 19 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)	84	94	42	39	24	21	20	19	20	26	35	72
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	84	Unhealthy
Feb	94	Unhealthy
Mar	42	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	24	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	35	Moderate
Dec	72	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Bibiani?

Bibiani sits at 6.5°N, 2.3°W, 212 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Goaso, 45 km away.

Topography around Bibiani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bibiani has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m around an average of 236 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m.

The land around Bibiani is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

413 m

trees 60%

16 km

501 m

trees 82%

80 km

708 m

trees 92%

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

May weather nearby: Goaso 45 km · Mim 57 km · Tepa 64 km · Obuasi 77 km · Bechem 78 km · Atronie 79 km · Kumasi 81 km · Dunkwa 81 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

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 Bibiani (6.452°, -2.3163°, elevation 212 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	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	67
3	67
4	67
5	67
6	67
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	67
11	67
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	71
22	72
23	73
24	73
25	74
26	75
27	76
28	76
29	77
30	78
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	91	9
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	93	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	67
3	67
4	67
5	67
6	67
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	67
11	67
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	71
22	72
23	73
24	73
25	74
26	75
27	76
28	76
29	77
30	78
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	91	9
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	93	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	67
3	67
4	67
5	67
6	67
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	67
11	67
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	71
22	72
23	73
24	73
25	74
26	75
27	76
28	76
29	77
30	78
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	91	9
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	93	7