Bédiala weather in May

In May, Bédiala sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 108 mm of rain across 18.4 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Bédiala's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bédiala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:12 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bédiala reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13324
23324
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43324
53324
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73324
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103324
113324
123223
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193223
203223
213223
223223
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253223
263223
273223
283223
293223
303223
313123

How May really feels in Bédiala

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.

Bédiala 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
Jan34° / 21°183.711.63.9
Feb35° / 23°426.611.82.9
Mar34° / 24°8414.4122.6
Apr33° / 24°10216.912.22.8
May32° / 23°10818.412.33.0
Jun31° / 23°10918.712.43.6
Jul29° / 22°10219.112.44.1
Aug29° / 22°13520.412.24.0
Sep30° / 22°18525.5123.2
Oct31° / 23°1112011.83.5
Nov31° / 22°4310.311.74.2
Dec32° / 21°163.411.64.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
21981
31981
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
122179
132179
142179
152179
162179
172080
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201981
211981
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231882
241882
251783
261783
271783
281783
291585
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bédiala gets around 108 mm of rain over 18.4 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 60% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
155
255
356
456
557
657
757
858
959
1059
1160
1260
1361
1461
1561
1661
1761
1861
1961
2061
2161
2261
2361
2461
2561
2662
2762
2863
2963
3064
3164

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10955
20955
30955
40955
50955
60946
70946
80946
90946
100946
110946
120946
130946
140946
150946
160946
170946
180946
190955
200955
211945
221945
231954
241954
251954
261963
271963
281963
291963
301963
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 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
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
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 6:15 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:156:30
212.36:156:30
312.36:146:30
412.36:146:30
512.36:146:30
612.36:146:30
712.36:136:30
812.36:136:30
912.36:136:30
1012.36:136:30
1112.36:126:31
1212.36:126:31
1312.36:126:31
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1612.36:126:31
1712.36:126:31
1812.36:116:32
1912.36:116:32
2012.36:116:32
2112.36:116:32
2212.46:116:32
2312.46:116:32
2412.46:116:33
2512.46:116:33
2612.46:116:33
2712.46:116:33
2812.46:116:33
2912.46:116:34
3012.46:116:34
3112.46:116:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bédiala

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bédiala 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 Bédiala?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bédiala.

What to pack for Bédiala in May

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

In May, Bédiala sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bédiala 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 Bédiala peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highApr 14UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bédiala 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 Bédiala is worst in February — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorFeb 871 µg/m³Aug 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar34Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bédiala?

Bédiala sits at 7.2°N, 6.3°W, 297 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Luénoufla, 12 km away.

Zuénoula

Topography around Bédiala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bédiala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 281 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m.

The land around Bédiala is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
453 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Luénoufla 12 km · Bonoufla 19 km · Baoutifla 20 km · Gonaté 29 km · Vavoua 31 km · Daloa 35 km · Bonon 38 km · Zuénoula 41 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 Bédiala (7.1601°, -6.3064°, elevation 297 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).