Fria weather in May

In May, Fria sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 93 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Fria's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:36 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Fria is human settlement.

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 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Fria reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13524
23524
33524
43524
53524
63424
73424
83424
93424
103424
113424
123424
133424
143324
153324
163324
173324
183324
193324
203324
213224
223224
233224
243224
253224
263224
273224
283124
293124
303124
313124

How May really feels in Fria

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.

Fria weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°20.511.53.7
Feb36° / 21°20.511.72.8
Mar36° / 22°40.811.92.5
Apr36° / 23°101.912.22.7
May33° / 24°9313.412.53.0
Jun30° / 23°27126.912.62.9
Jul28° / 23°46030.412.53.1
Aug28° / 22°58030.612.33.2
Sep29° / 22°42829.212.12.8
Oct30° / 22°24627.911.82.8
Nov31° / 22°7712.711.54.2
Dec32° / 20°61.211.44.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 70%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25050
34951
44753
54654
64555
74456
84258
94159
103961
113862
123664
133565
143268
153169
163070
172872
182674
192674
202476
212377
222179
232080
241882
251783
261684
271486
281486
291387
301288
311189

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Fria gets around 93 mm of rain over 13.4 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 44% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
216
317
419
520
622
724
826
928
1030
1133
1235
1337
1440
1542
1644
1746
1848
1951
2053
2155
2257
2359
2461
2562
2664
2766
2868
2970
3072
3173

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1541495
2539506
3437536
4436537
5434557
6333568
7331588
8330589
92286010
102266210
112256211
122236312
132216512
142206513
152186614
162166814
171156915
181137016
191127116
201117117
211107118
22197218
23187219
24177319
25177220
26067420
27067420
28057520
29047620
30047620
31047620

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:41 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:417:02
212.46:407:02
312.46:407:03
412.46:407:03
512.46:397:03
612.46:397:03
712.46:397:03
812.46:387:03
912.46:387:03
1012.46:387:04
1112.46:377:04
1212.46:377:04
1312.56:377:04
1412.56:377:04
1512.56:377:05
1612.56:367:05
1712.56:367:05
1812.56:367:05
1912.56:367:05
2012.56:367:06
2112.56:367:06
2212.56:357:06
2312.56:357:06
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2512.56:357:07
2612.56:357:07
2712.56:357:07
2812.56:357:08
2912.56:357:08
3012.66:357:08
3112.66:357:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Fria

In seasonPeak

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

Fria's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Fria 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 Fria?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fria.

What to pack for Fria in May

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

In May, Fria sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fria in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 63 km away) is warmest in November at about 29°C and coldest in March near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Fria 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 Fria peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highAug 20UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Fria 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 Fria is worst in April — around 204 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 12.3× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyApr 17190 µg/m³Aug 1417 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr204Very unhealthy
May106Unhealthy
Jun32Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Fria?

Fria sits at 10.4°N, 13.6°W, 210 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Dubréka, 64 km away.

DubrékaManéahCoyahSangarédiTéliméléKindiaDixinnConakry

Topography around Fria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 510 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,110 m.

The land around Fria is covered by trees (39%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
510 m
80 km
1,110 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Dubréka 64 km · Manéah 73 km · Coyah 77 km · Sangarédi 84 km · Télimélé 84 km · Kindia 86 km · Dixinn 91 km · Conakry 93 km

Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / K
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,877
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 85%Christian 13%none 1%animist 0%

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 Fria (10.3668°, -13.5825°, elevation 210 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).