Bouna weather in May

In May, Bouna sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 89 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bouna's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bouna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:56 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Bouna 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 34°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bouna reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°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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43424
53424
63424
73424
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313324

How May really feels in Bouna

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.

Bouna weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°30.711.53.7
Feb36° / 23°10211.72.3
Mar37° / 25°387.411.91.7
Apr35° / 25°7613.612.22.1
May34° / 24°8915.812.42.7
Jun32° / 23°8715.912.53.5
Jul30° / 23°12820.112.53.8
Aug29° / 22°17923.112.33.7
Sep30° / 22°16622.312.13.6
Oct32° / 23°7513.211.83.7
Nov34° / 22°133.111.63.4
Dec34° / 20°20.511.53.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63466
73466
83565
93664
103763
113763
123763
133763
143763
153763
163763
173664
183565
193565
203565
213466
223466
233367
243367
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263367
273268
283268
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bouna gets around 89 mm of rain over 15.8 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 51% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
149
249
349
449
549
649
749
850
950
1050
1150
1251
1351
1451
1551
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
2152
2252
2352
2452
2552
2652
2752
2852
2952
3052
3152

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 (%)
18920
27930
37930
46940
56931
66931
75941
85941
95941
104951
114951
124951
133961
143961
153961
163970
173970
183970
193961
203961
214951
224951
234951
244951
254951
264951
274951
284951
295941
305941
315941

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 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 6:00 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:006:19
212.35:596:19
312.35:596:19
412.35:586:19
512.45:586:19
612.45:586:19
712.45:586:19
812.45:576:20
912.45:576:20
1012.45:576:20
1112.45:576:20
1212.45:566:20
1312.45:566:20
1412.45:566:21
1512.45:566:21
1612.45:566:21
1712.45:556:21
1812.45:556:21
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2012.45:556:22
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2712.55:546:23
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3112.55:546:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
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215.8Bright
225.7Bright
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255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bouna

In seasonPeak

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

Bouna's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bouna 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 Bouna?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bouna.

What to pack for Bouna in May

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

In May, Bouna sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bouna 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 Bouna peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bouna 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 Bouna is worst in December — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.5× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 1898 µg/m³Aug 1712 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar36Poor
Apr34Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec104Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bouna?

Bouna sits at 9.3°N, 3.0°W, 318 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Batié, 69 km away.

BatiéDoropoFlakièdougouWaGaouaBondoukouJirapa

Topography around Bouna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 305 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m.

The land around Bouna is covered by shrubs (35%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (58%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
422 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Batié 69 km · Doropo 71 km · Flakièdougou 89 km · Wa 103 km · Gaoua 120 km · Damongo 131 km · Bondoukou 138 km · Jirapa 145 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 Bouna (9.2693°, -2.9951°, elevation 318 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).