Bondoukou weather in May

In May, Bondoukou sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 112 mm of rain across 18.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 5% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bondoukou's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bondoukou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
18.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:56 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Bondoukou is city of côte d'ivoire.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bondoukou 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 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)
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How May really feels in Bondoukou

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.

Bondoukou weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°132.211.64.4
Feb34° / 22°315.311.73.3
Mar34° / 24°9113.811.92.8
Apr32° / 24°11217.812.23.0
May31° / 23°11218.912.43.3
Jun30° / 23°10717.912.53.9
Jul28° / 22°11619.612.44.4
Aug28° / 22°1422112.34.4
Sep29° / 22°18525.3123.4
Oct30° / 22°13221.411.83.5
Nov32° / 22°498.811.64.2
Dec32° / 21°15311.54.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32278
42278
52278
62278
72377
82377
92377
102377
112377
122377
132377
142476
152476
162476
172377
182278
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202278
212278
222080
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291783
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bondoukou gets around 112 mm of rain over 18.9 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 61% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
161
261
360
460
560
660
760
859
959
1059
1159
1259
1359
1459
1559
1659
1759
1859
1960
2060
2161
2261
2362
2462
2563
2663
2763
2863
2963
3063
3163

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 (%)
10982
20982
30982
40982
50982
60982
70982
80982
90982
100982
110982
120982
130973
140973
150973
160973
171963
181963
191963
201963
212953
222962
232962
242962
253952
263952
273952
284942
294951
304951
314951

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:006:17
212.36:006:17
312.35:596:17
412.35:596:17
512.35:596:17
612.35:596:17
712.35:586:17
812.35:586:17
912.35:586:17
1012.35:586:18
1112.35:576:18
1212.35:576:18
1312.45:576:18
1412.45:576:18
1512.45:576:18
1612.45:566:18
1712.45:566:19
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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 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.12 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
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bondoukou

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Bondoukou?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bondoukou.

What to pack for Bondoukou in May

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

In May, Bondoukou sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bondoukou 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 Bondoukou peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bondoukou 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 Bondoukou is worst in December — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 2181 µg/m³Aug 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar36Poor
Apr35Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bondoukou?

Bondoukou sits at 8.0°N, 2.8°W, 350 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Tanda, 48 km away.

TandaJapekromFlakièdougouBerekumNsoatreDomaa-AhenkroSunyani

Topography around Bondoukou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bondoukou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 362 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 470 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m.

The land around Bondoukou is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
470 m
80 km
646 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Tanda 48 km · Japekrom 52 km · Flakièdougou 61 km · Berekum 69 km · Nsoatre 80 km · Wankyi 84 km · Domaa-Ahenkro 86 km · Sunyani 94 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 Bondoukou (8.0402°, -2.8°, elevation 350 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).