Abengourou weather in May

In May, Abengourou sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 113 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Abengourou's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abengourou's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 113 mm; 20.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:01 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Abengourou is city of côte d'ivoire.

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Abengourou reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	24
2	33	24
3	33	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

How May really feels in Abengourou

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Abengourou weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 22°	18	3.6	11.7	3.9
Feb	35° / 24°	45	8.4	11.8	2.8
Mar	34° / 24°	86	16.2	12	2.5
Apr	33° / 24°	94	18.1	12.1	2.7
May	32° / 24°	113	20.3	12.3	2.9
Jun	30° / 23°	116	21.6	12.4	3.5
Jul	29° / 22°	91	18	12.4	4.3
Aug	29° / 22°	87	16.5	12.2	4.5
Sep	30° / 23°	126	21.9	12	3.6
Oct	30° / 23°	111	21.7	11.9	3.5
Nov	31° / 23°	53	11.7	11.7	4.1
Dec	32° / 22°	18	4.5	11.6	4.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 81%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	19	19	19	17	17	17	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13
Cloudier (%)	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	81	81	81	83	83	83	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	87

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	13	87

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Abengourou gets around 113 mm of rain over 20.3 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 66% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	70	71	71	72	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	64
14	64
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	66
20	66
21	66
22	67
23	67
24	68
25	68
26	69
27	70
28	71
29	71
30	72
31	73

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	91
Miserable (%)	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	9

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	86	14
26	87	13
27	88	12
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	91	9
31	91	9

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
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10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
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14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
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25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

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 6:04 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:22 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01
Sunset (PM)	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:04	6:18
2	12.2	6:04	6:18
3	12.2	6:04	6:18
4	12.2	6:03	6:18
5	12.3	6:03	6:18
6	12.3	6:03	6:18
7	12.3	6:03	6:18
8	12.3	6:02	6:19
9	12.3	6:02	6:19
10	12.3	6:02	6:19
11	12.3	6:02	6:19
12	12.3	6:02	6:19
13	12.3	6:01	6:19
14	12.3	6:01	6:19
15	12.3	6:01	6:19
16	12.3	6:01	6:19
17	12.3	6:01	6:20
18	12.3	6:01	6:20
19	12.3	6:01	6:20
20	12.3	6:01	6:20
21	12.3	6:01	6:20
22	12.3	6:01	6:20
23	12.3	6:01	6:21
24	12.3	6:00	6:21
25	12.3	6:00	6:21
26	12.3	6:00	6:21
27	12.3	6:00	6:21
28	12.4	6:00	6:22
29	12.4	6:01	6:22
30	12.4	6:01	6:22
31	12.4	6:01	6:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Abengourou

In seasonPeak

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

Abengourou sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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Is May a good time to visit Abengourou?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abengourou.

What to pack for Abengourou in May

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

In May, Abengourou sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

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UV index in Abengourou 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 Abengourou peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	12	13	11	11	10	11	13	12	10	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Abengourou 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 Abengourou is worst in January — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	68	66	38	36	23	20	19	17	17	22	30	62
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	68	Unhealthy
Feb	66	Unhealthy
Mar	38	Poor
Apr	36	Poor
May	23	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	62	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Abengourou?

Abengourou sits at 6.7°N, 3.5°W, 197 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Niablé, 26 km away.

Topography around Abengourou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abengourou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 552 m.

The land around Abengourou is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

97 m

artificial surfaces 46%

16 km

230 m

trees 78%

80 km

552 m

trees 93%

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← April Abengourou year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Niablé 26 km · Ebilassokro 42 km · Arrah 53 km · Agnibilékrou 55 km · Akoupé 58 km · Daoukro 63 km · Andé 65 km · Affery 68 km

Ivory Coast travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,050; 2025
Happiness: 5.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 36%; of population, 2024
Road deaths: 24.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 393

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 Abengourou (6.7297°, -3.4964°, elevation 197 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	24
2	33	24
3	33	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	64
14	64
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	66
20	66
21	66
22	67
23	67
24	68
25	68
26	69
27	70
28	71
29	71
30	72
31	73

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	86	14
26	87	13
27	88	12
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	91	9
31	91	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	24
2	33	24
3	33	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	64
14	64
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	66
20	66
21	66
22	67
23	67
24	68
25	68
26	69
27	70
28	71
29	71
30	72
31	73

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	86	14
26	87	13
27	88	12
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	91	9
31	91	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	24
2	33	24
3	33	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	64
14	64
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	66
20	66
21	66
22	67
23	67
24	68
25	68
26	69
27	70
28	71
29	71
30	72
31	73

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	86	14
26	87	13
27	88	12
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	91	9
31	91	9