Dikodougou weather in May

In May, Dikodougou sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 104 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 11% 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 Dikodougou's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dikodougou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:07 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Dikodougou is commune in the North 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 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Dikodougou reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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 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 Dikodougou

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.

Dikodougou weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°91.511.54.2
Feb35° / 21°183.211.73.0
Mar35° / 23°579.811.92.3
Apr34° / 24°8915.112.22.4
May33° / 24°10416.312.42.9
Jun31° / 23°11418.112.53.4
Jul30° / 22°17023.812.53.5
Aug29° / 22°21925.612.33.4
Sep30° / 22°18424.412.13.2
Oct32° / 22°10017.211.83.5
Nov33° / 21°265.811.63.9
Dec33° / 19°50.911.54.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103070
113070
123070
133169
143169
153169
163268
173070
183070
193070
203169
213169
223070
233169
243169
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263169
273169
283169
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303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dikodougou gets around 104 mm of rain over 16.3 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 53% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
353
453
553
652
752
852
952
1052
1152
1252
1352
1453
1553
1653
1753
1853
1953
2053
2153
2253
2354
2454
2554
2654
2754
2854
2954
3055
3155

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14942
24942
34942
43952
53961
63961
72971
82971
92971
102971
111981
121981
131981
141981
151981
161981
171981
182971
192971
202971
213961
223961
233961
244951
254951
265941
275941
285941
295941
306931
316931

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
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88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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168calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 6:11 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:116:30
212.36:106:30
312.36:106:30
412.36:106:30
512.36:106:30
612.46:096:30
712.46:096:30
812.46:096:30
912.46:086:31
1012.46:086:31
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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 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.8Bright
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155.7Bright
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265.5Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Dikodougou

In seasonPeak

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

Dikodougou's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Dikodougou?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dikodougou.

What to pack for Dikodougou in May

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

In May, Dikodougou sees daytime highs around 33°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 Dikodougou 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 Dikodougou peaks around March 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Dikodougou 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 Dikodougou is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1458 µg/m³Aug 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr38Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dikodougou?

Dikodougou sits at 9.1°N, 5.8°W, 409 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Tortiya, 35 km away.

KorhogoDianraTafiréNiakaramandougouFerkessédougouBoundialiM’Bengué

Topography around Dikodougou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dikodougou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 404 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m.

The land around Dikodougou is covered by trees (54%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
383 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Tortiya 35 km · Korhogo 46 km · Dianra 55 km · Tafiré 67 km · Niakaramandougou 70 km · Ferkessédougou 86 km · Boundiali 93 km · M’Bengué 105 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 Dikodougou (9.0676°, -5.7722°, elevation 409 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).