Mim weather in May

In May, Mim sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 101 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mim's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:57 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mim reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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283123
293123
303123
313123

How May really feels in Mim

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.

Mim weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°143.211.63.8
Feb35° / 24°366.411.82.7
Mar34° / 24°8315.3122.5
Apr33° / 24°961712.12.7
May32° / 24°10119.312.33.0
Jun30° / 23°11020.412.43.6
Jul29° / 23°8317.412.44.4
Aug28° / 22°9217.112.24.5
Sep29° / 23°11822.1123.7
Oct30° / 23°10320.411.83.7
Nov31° / 23°4910.311.74.3
Dec32° / 22°153.911.64.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52278
62278
72278
82278
92377
102377
112377
122377
132377
142377
152377
162377
172377
182377
192278
202179
212179
222080
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281783
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301783
311684

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mim gets around 101 mm of rain over 19.3 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 62% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
162
262
362
462
561
661
761
861
961
1061
1161
1261
1361
1462
1562
1662
1762
1862
1962
2062
2162
2263
2363
2463
2563
2663
2763
2864
2964
3064
3165

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10937
20937
30937
40937
50946
60946
70946
80946
90946
100946
110946
120955
130955
140955
150955
160955
170955
180955
190955
200955
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221945
231954
241954
251954
261954
271954
281954
291954
301963
311963

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 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 6:00 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:006:15
212.26:006:15
312.36:006:15
412.35:596:15
512.35:596:15
612.35:596:15
712.35:596:15
812.35:586:15
912.35:586:15
1012.35:586:15
1112.35:586:15
1212.35:586:15
1312.35:586:16
1412.35:576:16
1512.35:576:16
1612.35:576:16
1712.35:576:16
1812.35:576:16
1912.35:576:16
2012.35:576:17
2112.35:576:17
2212.35:576:17
2312.35:576:17
2412.35:566:17
2512.35:566:17
2612.45:566:18
2712.45:566:18
2812.45:566:18
2912.45:576:18
3012.45:576:18
3112.45:576:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mim

In seasonPeak

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

Mim 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 Mim?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mim.

What to pack for Mim in May

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

In May, Mim sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Jan 9UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mim 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 Mim 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).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 1092 µg/m³Aug 1719 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb94Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec72Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mim?

Mim sits at 6.9°N, 2.6°W, 231 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Goaso, 12 km away.

TepaDomaa-AhenkroSunyaniNsoatreBibianiDuayaw-Nkwanta

Topography around Mim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 230 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Mim is covered by trees (71%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
244 m
80 km
738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Goaso 12 km · Atronie 33 km · Tepa 45 km · Domaa-Ahenkro 54 km · Sunyani 55 km · Nsoatre 57 km · Bibiani 57 km · Duayaw-Nkwanta 59 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 Mim (6.9041°, -2.5611°, elevation 231 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).