Tafo weather in May

In May, Tafo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 117 mm of rain across 20 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 31°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 Tafo's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tafo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
20 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:54 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Tafo is town in Ashanti 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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tafo 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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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73224
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93224
103224
113124
123124
133124
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273123
283123
293023
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313023

How May really feels in Tafo

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.

Tafo 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
Jan33° / 22°203.911.74.3
Feb34° / 24°42811.83.2
Mar33° / 24°9917.2122.8
Apr32° / 24°1031812.13.0
May31° / 23°1172012.33.3
Jun29° / 23°13122.212.43.6
Jul28° / 22°10619.312.44.4
Aug28° / 22°9217.912.24.6
Sep29° / 22°14123.9123.6
Oct30° / 23°1212211.93.6
Nov31° / 22°6012.611.74.3
Dec31° / 22°224.911.65.0

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
22278
32278
42278
52278
62377
72377
82476
92476
102476
112476
122476
132476
142476
152476
162377
172377
182278
192278
202080
212080
221981
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241882
251684
261684
271585
281585
291585
301585
311486

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tafo gets around 117 mm of rain over 20 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 64% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
164
264
364
463
563
663
763
863
963
1063
1163
1263
1363
1463
1563
1663
1763
1863
1963
2063
2164
2264
2365
2465
2566
2667
2767
2868
2968
3069
3169

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 (%)
10928
20928
30937
40937
50937
60937
70937
80937
90946
100946
110946
120946
130946
140946
150946
160955
170955
180955
190955
200955
210955
220964
230964
240964
250964
261963
271963
281963
291972
301972
311972

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 5:57 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:576:11
212.25:566:11
312.25:566:11
412.25:566:11
512.35:566:11
612.35:556:11
712.35:556:11
812.35:556:11
912.35:556:11
1012.35:546:11
1112.35:546:11
1212.35:546:11
1312.35:546:11
1412.35:546:12
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1612.35:546:12
1712.35:536:12
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1912.35:536:12
2012.35:536:12
2112.35:536:13
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2612.35:536:14
2712.35:536:14
2812.45:536:14
2912.45:536:14
3012.45:536:14
3112.45:536:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tafo

In seasonPeak

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

Tafo 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 Tafo?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tafo.

What to pack for Tafo in May

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

In May, Tafo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tafo 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 Tafo peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 13Dec 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tafo 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 Tafo is worst in January — around 122 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 17118 µg/m³Aug 1222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan122Unhealthy
Feb97Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr43Poor
May28Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov42Poor
Dec90Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tafo?

Tafo sits at 6.7°N, 1.6°W, 292 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is New Tafo, 1.0 km away.

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Topography around Tafo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tafo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 282 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 701 m.

The land around Tafo is covered by artificial surfaces (95%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
207 m
80 km
701 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: New Tafo 1.0 km · Ahwiaa 4.0 km · Kumasi 5.0 km · Effiduase 27 km · Bekwai 31 km · Mampong 44 km · Konongo 46 km · Obuasi 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 Tafo (6.7316°, -1.6137°, elevation 292 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).