Erémankono weather in May

In May, Erémankono sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 122 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Erémankono's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Erémankono's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
23.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:08 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
80%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Erémankono reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Erémankono

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.

Erémankono 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° / 22°246.111.73.9
Feb34° / 24°501111.82.8
Mar34° / 24°8818.1122.5
Apr33° / 24°962012.12.5
May32° / 24°12223.712.32.7
Jun30° / 23°15224.812.33.2
Jul29° / 22°9219.512.34.0
Aug29° / 22°9117.912.24.3
Sep30° / 23°13923.2123.4
Oct31° / 23°12825.211.93.1
Nov31° / 23°7417.711.73.6
Dec31° / 22°32911.74.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
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51882
61882
71882
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Erémankono gets around 122 mm of rain over 23.7 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 76% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
170
270
371
471
572
672
773
873
974
1074
1174
1274
1374
1474
1575
1675
1775
1876
1976
2077
2177
2278
2378
2479
2580
2680
2781
2882
2983
3083
3184

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15644
25644
35644
45743
55743
65842
75842
85941
96040
106139
116139
126238
136337
146436
156535
166535
176634
186733
196832
206931
217030
227129
237228
247327
257426
267525
277624
287822
297921
308020
318119

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
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 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 6:11 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:116:23
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312.26:116:23
412.26:106:23
512.26:106:24
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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 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 4.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Erémankono

In seasonPeak

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

Erémankono 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 Erémankono?

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
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Erémankono.

What to pack for Erémankono in May

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

In May, Erémankono sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Erémankono 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 Erémankono peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 10UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Erémankono 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 Erémankono is worst in January — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1858 µg/m³Sep 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb52Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Erémankono?

Erémankono sits at 5.9°N, 5.0°W, 91 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Ogoudou, 15 km away.

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Topography around Erémankono

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Erémankono has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 554 m.

The land around Erémankono is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
554 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Ogoudou 15 km · Tiassalé 22 km · Nzianouan 24 km · Ndouci 30 km · Divo 38 km · Hiré 42 km · Gbolouville 43 km · Ahouanou 50 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 Erémankono (5.9283°, -5.0225°, elevation 91 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).