Doropo weather in May

In May, Doropo sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 93 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Doropo's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Doropo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:56 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
68%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Doropo is place in Zanzan, Ivory Coast.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Doropo reaches about 33°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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How May really feels in Doropo

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.

Doropo 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°10.411.54.1
Feb36° / 23°81.711.72.6
Mar37° / 25°305.911.91.8
Apr35° / 25°7412.712.22.2
May33° / 24°931612.42.8
Jun31° / 23°9115.912.63.7
Jul29° / 23°14020.612.53.9
Aug28° / 22°1862412.33.7
Sep29° / 22°17222.412.13.7
Oct32° / 23°7513.411.83.9
Nov34° / 22°133.111.63.7
Dec34° / 20°10.411.44.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33565
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63664
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Doropo gets around 93 mm of rain over 16 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 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
247
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548
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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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112880
211890
311890
410900
510900
69910
79910
88920
98920
107930
117921
127921
136931
146931
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165941
175932
185932
195932
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215932
225932
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256922
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:006:21
212.36:006:21
312.46:006:21
412.45:596:21
512.45:596:21
612.45:596:21
712.45:586:22
812.45:586:22
912.45:586:22
1012.45:576:22
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1512.45:566:23
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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 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Bright
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205.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Doropo

In seasonPeak

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

Doropo's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Doropo 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 Doropo?

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

2.8
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 Doropo.

What to pack for Doropo in May

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

In May, Doropo 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 Doropo 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 Doropo peaks around March 18 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 18UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Doropo 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 Doropo is worst in December — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 1787 µg/m³Aug 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar40Poor
Apr36Poor
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov51Poor
Dec91Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Doropo?

Doropo sits at 9.8°N, 3.3°W, 341 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Batié, 48 km away.

BatiéGaouaBounaWaJirapaDiébougouFlakièdougou

Topography around Doropo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Doropo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 319 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m.

The land around Doropo is covered by shrubs (42%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (57%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
357 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Batié 48 km · Gaoua 61 km · Bouna 71 km · Wa 97 km · Jirapa 107 km · Diébougou 129 km · Flakièdougou 149 km · Dano 152 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 Doropo (9.8095°, -3.3458°, elevation 341 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).