Esim weather in May

In May, Esim sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 240 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Esim's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
240 mm
28.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:59 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Esim is coastal town in Western Region, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Esim reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 24 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
24
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.

Esim weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°5114.311.75.7
Feb28° / 26°6316.411.84.8
Mar29° / 26°10622.2124.0
Apr29° / 26°12923.712.13.7
May28° / 26°24028.412.23.4
Jun27° / 25°27526.112.33.9
Jul26° / 24°11420.512.35.0
Aug25° / 24°6816.512.25.6
Sep26° / 24°11820.2125.0
Oct27° / 25°11624.611.94.4
Nov28° / 26°9323.111.84.3
Dec28° / 26°6317.711.75.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42674
52674
62575
72674
82674
92674
102575
112476
122476
132377
142278
152278
162179
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211783
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311486

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Esim gets around 240 mm of rain over 28.4 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 92% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
288
388
489
589
690
790
890
990
1091
1191
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1492
1592
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1792
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1993
2093
2193
2293
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2493
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2994
3094
3193

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1793
2793
3793
4892
5892
6991
7991
81090
91189
101288
111387
121585
131684
141783
151981
162179
172377
182575
192773
202971
213169
223466
233664
243862
254159
264357
274654
284852
295149
305446
315644

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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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 6:01 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:016:11
212.26:016:11
312.26:016:11
412.26:006:11
512.26:006:11
612.26:006:11
712.26:006:11
812.26:006:11
912.25:596:11
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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 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Esim

In seasonPeak

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

Esim's rainy season runs April–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Esim?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Esim.

What to pack for Esim in May

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

In May, Esim sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Esim in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 15 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Esim in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Esim peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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 highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 14Jul 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Esim 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 Esim is worst in January — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.5× the cleanest month (September, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 1852 µg/m³Sep 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar23Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep6Good
Oct6Good
Nov11Good
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Esim?

Esim sits at 4.9°N, 2.2°W, 8 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Takoradi, 53 km away.

TakoradiSekondi-TakoradiTarkwaSekondiPresteaShama JunctionEluboElmina

Topography around Esim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m.

The land around Esim is covered by water (48%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
387 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Takoradi 53 km · Sekondi-Takoradi 54 km · Tarkwa 56 km · Sekondi 59 km · Prestea 64 km · Shama Junction 66 km · Elubo 74 km · Elmina 102 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 Esim (4.8664°, -2.2418°, elevation 8 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).