Boundiali weather in May

In May, Boundiali sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 103 mm of rain across 18 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Boundiali's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boundiali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
18 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:09 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Boundiali is city in 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 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Boundiali reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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313223

How May really feels in Boundiali

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.

Boundiali weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°71.211.54.6
Feb35° / 21°102.311.73.2
Mar36° / 24°317.111.92.3
Apr35° / 24°751412.22.3
May33° / 23°1031812.42.7
Jun31° / 22°12019.312.53.3
Jul30° / 22°18225.312.53.3
Aug29° / 22°25226.512.33.3
Sep30° / 22°19324.712.13.2
Oct32° / 22°9316.211.83.5
Nov33° / 21°193.911.64.0
Dec33° / 19°20.411.54.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43268
53367
63367
73466
83565
93565
103466
113466
123466
133367
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183169
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213169
223070
233070
243070
253070
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293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Boundiali gets around 103 mm of rain over 18 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 59% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
155
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356
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757
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3059
3160

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
110891
29901
39901
48911
58911
67921
77921
86931
95941
105941
114951
124951
133961
143961
153961
162971
172971
182971
193961
203961
213952
223952
234942
244942
254942
265932
275932
285932
295932
306922
316931

Wind in May

Winds average 8 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
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
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307calm
317calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:136:33
212.36:136:33
312.36:126:33
412.46:126:33
512.46:126:34
612.46:126:34
712.46:116:34
812.46:116:34
912.46:116:34
1012.46:106:34
1112.46:106:34
1212.46:106:35
1312.46:106:35
1412.46:106:35
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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 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.6Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Boundiali

In seasonPeak

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

Boundiali's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Boundiali?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boundiali.

What to pack for Boundiali in May

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

In May, Boundiali sees daytime highs around 33°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 Boundiali in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boundiali peaks around March 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Boundiali 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 Boundiali is worst in February — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1648 µg/m³Aug 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr39Poor
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Boundiali?

Boundiali sits at 9.5°N, 6.5°W, 411 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Kolia, 27 km away.

DianraM’BenguéDikodougouKorhogoMassiogoTengrélaOdienné

Topography around Boundiali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boundiali has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m around an average of 407 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m.

The land around Boundiali is covered by artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
292 m
16 km
320 m
80 km
569 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Kolia 27 km · Dianra 69 km · M’Bengué 84 km · Dikodougou 93 km · Korhogo 94 km · Massiogo 97 km · Tengréla 107 km · Odienné 118 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 Boundiali (9.5217°, -6.4869°, elevation 411 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).