Ahouanou weather in May

In May, Ahouanou sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 250 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. 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 Ahouanou's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ahouanou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
250 mm
29 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:08 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

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 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ahouanou 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 32°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 Ahouanou

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
6 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Ahouanou 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
Jan32° / 22°8516.211.73.5
Feb33° / 23°11419.711.82.7
Mar33° / 24°17625.5122.3
Apr32° / 24°18525.712.12.3
May31° / 23°2502912.22.5
Jun29° / 23°26327.412.33.0
Jul28° / 22°16024.112.33.8
Aug28° / 22°11222.212.24.1
Sep29° / 23°19327.1123.1
Oct30° / 23°23929.711.92.7
Nov31° / 23°20328.311.72.6
Dec31° / 22°12321.611.73.4

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
21585
31585
41486
51486
61486
71486
81486
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
151288
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31694

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ahouanou gets around 250 mm of rain over 29 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 93% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
290
390
491
591
692
792
892
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1794
1894
1994
2094
2194
2294
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2494
2595
2695
2795
2895
2995
3096
3196

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71585
81585
91684
101783
111882
121981
132080
142179
152278
162377
172476
182674
192773
202971
213070
223268
233367
243565
253763
263961
274159
284357
294555
304753
315050

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
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276calm
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316calm

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 6:11 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:116:22
212.26:116:22
312.26:106:22
412.26:106:22
512.26:106:22
612.26:106:22
712.26:106:22
812.26:096:23
912.26:096:23
1012.26:096:23
1112.26:096:23
1212.26:096:23
1312.26:096:23
1412.26:086:23
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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 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
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84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
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204.5Bright
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244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ahouanou

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Ahouanou?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ahouanou.

What to pack for Ahouanou in May

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

In May, Ahouanou sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ahouanou 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 42 km away) is warmest in May at about 28°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
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Ahouanou 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 Ahouanou peaks around April 9 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 9UV 13Jul 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ahouanou 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 Ahouanou is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (September, 19 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1862 µg/m³Sep 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb54Poor
Mar35Poor
Apr33Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ahouanou?

Ahouanou sits at 5.5°N, 4.9°W, 14 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Gbolouville, 39 km away.

NdouciTiassaléGrand-LahouErémankonoOgoudouNzianouanDabou

Topography around Ahouanou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ahouanou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 470 m.

The land around Ahouanou is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
470 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Gbolouville 39 km · Ndouci 41 km · Tiassalé 44 km · Grand-Lahou 45 km · Erémankono 50 km · Ogoudou 55 km · Nzianouan 56 km · Dabou 57 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 Ahouanou (5.5057°, -4.8588°, elevation 14 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).