Wankyi weather in May

In May, Wankyi sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 156 mm of rain across 20.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-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 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Wankyi's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wankyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
20.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:54 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Wankyi is town in Bono 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 Wankyi 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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How May really feels in Wankyi

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.

Wankyi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 21°203.111.64.3
Feb34° / 23°476.711.73.2
Mar34° / 24°1241711.92.7
Apr32° / 24°15220.212.22.8
May31° / 23°15620.912.33.1
Jun30° / 23°14121.212.43.6
Jul28° / 22°1342112.44.2
Aug28° / 22°15021.312.34.2
Sep29° / 22°23026.7123.2
Oct31° / 22°19124.111.83.2
Nov32° / 22°7411.311.64.0
Dec32° / 21°234.211.64.6

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 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
52080
62179
72179
82179
92278
102278
112278
122278
132377
142377
152377
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Wankyi gets around 156 mm of rain over 20.9 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 67% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
369
469
568
668
768
868
967
1067
1166
1266
1365
1465
1565
1665
1765
1865
1965
2065
2166
2266
2367
2467
2568
2668
2769
2869
2970
3070
3170

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10973
20973
30973
40973
50973
60973
70973
80973
90973
100973
110973
120973
130973
140973
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202962
212962
222962
232962
242962
252962
263952
273952
283952
293961
304951
314951

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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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198calm
208calm
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228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:586:14
212.35:576:14
312.35:576:14
412.35:576:14
512.35:566:14
612.35:566:14
712.35:566:14
812.35:566:14
912.35:556:14
1012.35:556:14
1112.35:556:15
1212.35:556:15
1312.35:556:15
1412.35:546:15
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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 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Wankyi

In seasonPeak

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

Wankyi 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 Wankyi?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wankyi.

What to pack for Wankyi in May

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

In May, Wankyi sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wankyi 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 Wankyi peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 12UV 13Jan 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Wankyi 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 Wankyi is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 9101 µg/m³Aug 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar45Poor
Apr39Poor
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec82Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Wankyi?

Wankyi sits at 7.7°N, 2.1°W, 307 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Techiman, 24 km away.

NkoranzaSunyaniKintampoNsoatreBerekumDuayaw-NkwantaBechem

Topography around Wankyi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wankyi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 281 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 707 m.

The land around Wankyi is covered by trees (35%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (48%), grassland (26%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
402 m
80 km
707 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Techiman 24 km · Nkoranza 47 km · Sunyani 51 km · Kintampo 54 km · Nsoatre 55 km · Berekum 62 km · Duayaw-Nkwanta 63 km · Bechem 73 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 Wankyi (7.7386°, -2.1036°, elevation 307 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).