Pita weather in May

In May, Pita sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 212 mm of rain across 19 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 32°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Pita's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
212 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:31 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Pita is human settlement in Guinea.

Density
6/km²
people per km²

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 32°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pita reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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)
13220
23220
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How May really feels in Pita

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 16 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
16
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.

Pita 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
Jan31° / 16°20.711.46.1
Feb32° / 18°30.611.64.9
Mar34° / 19°81.711.94.0
Apr33° / 20°415.812.23.7
May30° / 20°2121912.53.7
Jun27° / 20°35128.112.63.5
Jul26° / 19°44030.512.63.4
Aug25° / 19°48030.612.43.4
Sep27° / 19°3842912.13.5
Oct28° / 19°2192411.83.9
Nov30° / 17°334.811.55.8
Dec30° / 16°30.511.46.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24456
34357
44258
54258
64159
73961
83961
93961
103763
113763
123664
133565
143367
153268
163070
173070
182971
192872
202773
212674
222575
232476
242377
252278
262179
272080
282080
291981
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pita gets around 212 mm of rain over 19 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 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
235
337
438
540
642
744
847
949
1051
1154
1257
1359
1462
1564
1666
1768
1869
1971
2072
2173
2274
2375
2476
2577
2678
2779
2880
2981
3082
3184

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1320273811
2319273912
3318264113
4216254314
5215244415
6214234616
7213224717
8112204918
9111195019
10110185120
1119165321
1218155422
1317145622
1416135723
1515125923
1604116223
1704106224
180396424
190386524
200386524
210276625
220276625
230266725
240266725
250166825
260156925
270157024
280147124
290147124
300147124
310137323

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:35 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:356:58
212.46:356:59
312.46:346:59
412.46:346:59
512.46:346:59
612.46:336:59
712.46:336:59
812.46:336:59
912.56:327:00
1012.56:327:00
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1312.56:317:00
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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 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pita

In seasonPeak

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

Pita's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Pita?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pita.

What to pack for Pita in May

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

In May, Pita sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pita 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 Pita peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 18UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pita 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 Pita is worst in April — around 176 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 14.0× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyUnhealthyModeratePoorApr 17162 µg/m³Aug 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr176Very unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun27Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Pita?

Pita sits at 11.1°N, 12.4°W, 973 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Labé, 31 km away.

TéliméléMamouDonghol-SigonKolentéTouguéArfa MoussaïaKindia

Topography around Pita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 959 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 809 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,305 m.

The land around Pita is covered by grassland (42%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
809 m
80 km
1,305 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Labé 31 km · Télimélé 72 km · Mamou 83 km · Donghol-Sigon 85 km · Kolenté 86 km · Tougué 91 km · Arfa Moussaïa 117 km · Kindia 123 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 Pita (11.0592°, -12.395°, elevation 973 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).