Navrongo weather in May

In May, Navrongo sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 52 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Navrongo's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Navrongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:46 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Navrongo is town in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Navrongo reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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

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
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Navrongo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°0011.44.2
Feb36° / 23°20.511.62.5
Mar38° / 26°61.611.91.1
Apr38° / 27°305.612.21.2
May36° / 26°5210.912.52.1
Jun33° / 25°6712.312.63.4
Jul30° / 24°14220.712.63.6
Aug29° / 23°22425.312.43.4
Sep30° / 23°14218.812.13.8
Oct33° / 23°458.211.83.7
Nov35° / 22°30.611.53.0
Dec34° / 20°0011.43.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34258
44258
54258
64258
74258
84258
94258
104258
114357
124357
134357
144258
154357
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294654
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314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Navrongo gets around 52 mm of rain over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
229
330
430
531
632
732
833
933
1034
1134
1234
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1836
1936
2036
2136
2237
2337
2437
2538
2638
2739
2839
2939
3039
3140

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1325711
2323731
3322741
4220771
5219781
6218791
7217801
8116821
9115831
10114841
11113851
12113851
13012871
14012871
15011872
16011872
17011872
18010882
19010882
20010882
2109883
2209883
2309883
2408893
2508884
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2708884
2807885
2907885
3007885
3107885

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 5:50 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:506:13
212.45:506:13
312.45:496:13
412.45:496:13
512.45:496:14
612.45:486:14
712.45:486:14
812.45:486:14
912.45:476:14
1012.55:476:14
1112.55:476:15
1212.55:476:15
1312.55:466:15
1412.55:466:15
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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 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
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146.4Intense
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166.3Intense
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196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Navrongo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Navrongo sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Navrongo?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Navrongo.

What to pack for Navrongo in May

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

In May, Navrongo sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Navrongo 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 Navrongo peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Navrongo 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 Navrongo is worst in February — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1576 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May25Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Navrongo?

Navrongo sits at 10.9°N, 1.1°W, 196 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Bolgatanga, 29 km away.

ZabréGomboussougouNaleriguBawkuBittou

Topography around Navrongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Navrongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m.

The land around Navrongo is covered by cropland (55%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), cropland (36%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
337 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bolgatanga 29 km · 31 km · Zabré 59 km · Gomboussougou 69 km · Manga 86 km · Nalerigu 89 km · Bawku 94 km · Bittou 95 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 Navrongo (10.8947°, -1.0908°, elevation 196 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).