Daloa weather in May

In May, Daloa sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 116 mm of rain across 20.2 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Daloa's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daloa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
116 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:13 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Daloa is town and sub-prefecture in Daloa, Ivory Coast.

Density
80/km²
people per km²

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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Daloa 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 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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23223
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How May really feels in Daloa

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.

Daloa 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
Jan33° / 21°204.211.64.2
Feb34° / 23°467.311.83.2
Mar33° / 23°8814.7122.8
Apr33° / 23°9817.512.12.9
May32° / 23°11620.212.33.0
Jun30° / 23°11520.212.43.6
Jul29° / 22°10819.812.44.2
Aug28° / 22°13821.112.24.1
Sep29° / 22°19326.2123.2
Oct30° / 22°12722.811.83.4
Nov31° / 22°501211.74.2
Dec31° / 21°194.311.64.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51684
61783
71783
81882
91882
101882
111882
121882
131783
141882
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Daloa gets around 116 mm of rain over 20.2 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 66% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
158
259
359
460
560
661
761
862
963
1064
1165
1265
1366
1467
1567
1668
1768
1868
1968
2069
2169
2269
2369
2469
2570
2670
2770
2870
2971
3071
3171

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 (%)
10946
20946
30946
40946
50946
60946
70946
80946
90946
100946
110946
120946
130946
140946
150955
160955
170955
180955
190955
200955
210955
220955
230955
240955
250964
260964
270964
280964
290964
300973
311963

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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217calm
227calm
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287calm
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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 6:16 AM to 6:12 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)
112.26:166:30
212.26:166:30
312.26:156:30
412.36:156:30
512.36:156:30
612.36:146:30
712.36:146:30
812.36:146:31
912.36:146:31
1012.36:146:31
1112.36:136:31
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1612.36:136:31
1712.36:136:32
1812.36:126:32
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2012.36:126:32
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2212.36:126:32
2312.36:126:33
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2612.46:126:33
2712.46:126:33
2812.46:126:34
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3012.46:126:34
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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 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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135.1Bright
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274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Daloa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Daloa 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 Daloa?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Daloa.

What to pack for Daloa in May

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

In May, Daloa sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Daloa 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 Daloa 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
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Daloa 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 Daloa is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorFeb 855 µg/m³Sep 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar31Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Daloa?

Daloa sits at 6.9°N, 6.5°W, 262 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Gonaté, 23 km away.

Baoutifla

Topography around Daloa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daloa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 262 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m.

The land around Daloa is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
377 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Gonaté 23 km · Boboniessoko 25 km · Zaliohouan 25 km · Zaïbo 27 km · Bonoufla 28 km · Luénoufla 32 km · Bédiala 35 km · Baoutifla 40 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 Daloa (6.8773°, -6.4502°, elevation 262 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).