Adiaké weather in May

In May, Adiaké sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 246 mm of rain across 29.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Adiaké's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Adiaké's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
246 mm
29.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:02 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Adiaké is place in Comoé, Ivory Coast.

Founded
1942

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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Adiaké reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Adiaké

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.

Adiaké weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°7017.311.74.4
Feb30° / 25°8720.511.83.6
Mar30° / 25°13926.2123.0
Apr30° / 25°15626.512.12.9
May29° / 25°24629.612.22.8
Jun28° / 24°26928.212.33.4
Jul27° / 24°14724.912.34.1
Aug26° / 23°8622.812.24.5
Sep27° / 24°12324.7124.0
Oct28° / 24°15329.111.93.4
Nov29° / 25°12526.911.83.2
Dec29° / 25°8923.111.73.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51585
61585
71585
81387
91387
101387
111288
121288
131288
141288
151189
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181090
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20991
21892
22892
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24892
25793
26793
27694
28694
29595
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31595

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Adiaké gets around 246 mm of rain over 29.6 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 95% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
293
393
493
594
694
794
894
994
1094
1195
1295
1395
1495
1595
1695
1795
1895
1996
2096
2196
2296
2396
2497
2597
2697
2797
2897
2997
3097
3197

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10397
11397
12397
13496
14496
15496
16595
17694
18694
19793
20793
21892
22991
231090
241189
251288
261387
271486
281585
291684
301882
311981

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
77calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 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 6:05 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:056:16
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312.26:046:16
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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 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Adiaké

In seasonPeak

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

Adiaké 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 Adiaké?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Adiaké.

What to pack for Adiaké in May

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

In May, Adiaké sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Adiaké in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 20 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Adiaké 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 Adiaké peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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 highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Jul 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Adiaké 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 Adiaké is worst in January — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (September, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1763 µg/m³Sep 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb55Poor
Mar35Poor
Apr33Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec52Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Adiaké?

Adiaké sits at 5.3°N, 3.3°W, 40 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Ahigbé Koffikro, 16 km away.

Grand-BassamAboisso ComoéEluboBingerville

Topography around Adiaké

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Adiaké has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m.

The land around Adiaké is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
349 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Ahigbé Koffikro 16 km · Aboisso 23 km · Bonoua 32 km · Maféré 34 km · Grand-Bassam 49 km · Aboisso Comoé 51 km · Elubo 60 km · Bingerville 65 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 Adiaké (5.2863°, -3.304°, elevation 40 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).