Buyo weather in May

In May, Buyo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 137 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Buyo's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
137 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:16 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Buyo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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 Buyo

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.

Buyo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°173.711.75.2
Feb32° / 24°427.811.84.0
Mar32° / 24°8216.3123.4
Apr31° / 24°10119.212.13.2
May30° / 24°13722.912.33.2
Jun29° / 23°13922.812.43.7
Jul28° / 23°1052012.34.5
Aug28° / 23°12820.212.24.6
Sep29° / 23°17425.6123.5
Oct30° / 23°14224.111.93.5
Nov30° / 23°5714.611.74.4
Dec30° / 23°194.711.65.7

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 (%)
11783
21783
31783
41783
51882
61882
71882
81981
91981
102080
112080
122080
132080
142080
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311585

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Buyo gets around 137 mm of rain over 22.9 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 74% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
167
268
368
469
570
670
771
871
972
1072
1173
1273
1374
1474
1574
1675
1775
1875
1975
2075
2176
2276
2376
2477
2577
2678
2778
2878
2979
3079
3179

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57327
67327
77327
87426
97426
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117525
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278515
288614
298713
308812
318911

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
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218calm
228calm
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248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 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 6:19 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:196:32
212.26:186:32
312.26:186:32
412.26:186:32
512.26:186:32
612.26:176:32
712.26:176:32
812.36:176:32
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1112.36:166:32
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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 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.11 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.5Bright
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304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Buyo

In seasonPeak

None of Buyo's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Buyo sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

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

Is May a good time to visit Buyo?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buyo.

What to pack for Buyo in May

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

In May, Buyo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Buyo 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 Buyo peaks around April 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Buyo 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 Buyo is worst in January — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 2248 µg/m³Sep 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar29Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Buyo?

Buyo sits at 6.3°N, 7.0°W, 229 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Belleville, 15 km away.

Nizahon IIIssia

Topography around Buyo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buyo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 207 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m.

The land around Buyo is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
345 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Belleville 15 km · Loboville 23 km · Gbapleu 29 km · Kranzadougou 32 km · Aboka 35 km · Petitgoa I 36 km · Nizahon II 46 km · Issia 51 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 Buyo (6.2753°, -6.997°, elevation 229 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).