Bangolo Tahouake weather in May

In May, Bangolo Tahouake sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 135 mm of rain across 21.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Bangolo Tahouake's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bangolo Tahouake's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
21.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:15 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bangolo Tahouake 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 30°C and 33°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)
13223
23223
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How May really feels in Bangolo Tahouake

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.

Bangolo Tahouake weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 21°234.311.64.3
Feb34° / 23°508.111.83.2
Mar33° / 23°9916.1122.9
Apr32° / 23°10917.912.23.0
May31° / 23°13521.112.33.0
Jun30° / 23°13822.912.43.4
Jul28° / 22°13522.412.44.0
Aug28° / 22°1602412.23.9
Sep29° / 22°21526.7123.2
Oct30° / 22°14624.611.83.4
Nov30° / 22°6114.311.74.2
Dec31° / 21°20511.65.1

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 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21486
31486
41486
51486
61684
71684
81684
91684
101783
111783
121783
131783
141882
151882
161882
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201684
211684
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231684
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301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bangolo Tahouake gets around 135 mm of rain over 21.1 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 70% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
260
361
461
562
662
763
864
965
1066
1167
1268
1369
1470
1571
1671
1772
1872
1973
2073
2173
2274
2374
2474
2575
2675
2776
2876
2977
3077
3177

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10973
20973
30973
40973
50973
60973
70964
80964
90964
100964
110964
120964
130964
140964
150973
160973
170973
180973
190973
200973
211963
221963
231963
241972
251972
261972
271972
281972
291972
301972
311972

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 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
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:19 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:196:33
212.26:186:33
312.36:186:33
412.36:186:33
512.36:176:33
612.36:176:33
712.36:176:34
812.36:176:34
912.36:166:34
1012.36:166:34
1112.36:166:34
1212.36:166:34
1312.36:166:34
1412.36:166:34
1512.36:156:34
1612.36:156:35
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2012.36:156:35
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2712.46:156:36
2812.46:156:37
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3112.46:156:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
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205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bangolo Tahouake

In seasonPeak

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

Bangolo Tahouake's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bangolo Tahouake sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Bangolo Tahouake?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bangolo Tahouake.

What to pack for Bangolo Tahouake in May

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

In May, Bangolo Tahouake sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bangolo Tahouake 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 Bangolo Tahouake peaks around March 23 at about 13 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bangolo Tahouake 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 Bangolo Tahouake is worst in February — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.8× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorFeb 950 µg/m³Sep 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bangolo Tahouake?

Bangolo Tahouake sits at 7.0°N, 7.2°W, 254 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Bléniméouin, 10 km away.

Topography around Bangolo Tahouake

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bangolo Tahouake has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 284 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 791 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,052 m.

The land around Bangolo Tahouake is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
791 m
80 km
1,052 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bléniméouin 10 km · Baibli 21 km · Kouibly 25 km · Gohouo 30 km · Diéhiba 31 km · Guézon 34 km · Bangolo 35 km · Fengolo 38 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 Bangolo Tahouake (7.0412°, -7.168°, elevation 254 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).