Guépaouo weather in May

In May, Guépaouo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 117 mm of rain across 22.2 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 31°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Guépaouo's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guépaouo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:10 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
80%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Guépaouo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103223
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123223
133223
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173223
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243123
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263123
273123
283123
293123
303123
313023

How May really feels in Guépaouo

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.

Guépaouo 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°204.711.74.3
Feb34° / 23°49911.83.2
Mar33° / 23°9117.6122.7
Apr32° / 23°981912.12.8
May31° / 23°11722.212.33.0
Jun30° / 23°12021.812.43.5
Jul29° / 22°8317.912.34.4
Aug28° / 22°991912.24.3
Sep29° / 22°15423.8123.5
Oct30° / 22°12022.911.93.5
Nov31° / 22°5213.111.74.3
Dec31° / 22°194.611.65.1

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 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41783
51783
61882
71882
81882
91882
101882
111981
121981
131981
141981
151981
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201783
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221783
231585
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271486
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291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Guépaouo gets around 117 mm of rain over 22.2 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 71% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
166
266
367
467
567
668
768
869
969
1069
1170
1270
1370
1471
1571
1671
1771
1872
1972
2072
2172
2273
2374
2474
2575
2675
2776
2876
2976
3077
3177

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30973
31973

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
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
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 6:13 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:136:27
212.26:136:27
312.26:136:27
412.26:126:27
512.26:126:27
612.26:126:27
712.36:126:27
812.36:126:27
912.36:116:27
1012.36:116:27
1112.36:116:27
1212.36:116:27
1312.36:116:28
1412.36:116:28
1512.36:106:28
1612.36:106:28
1712.36:106:28
1812.36:106:28
1912.36:106:28
2012.36:106:28
2112.36:106:29
2212.36:106:29
2312.36:106:29
2412.36:106:29
2512.36:106:29
2612.36:106:30
2712.36:106:30
2812.36:106:30
2912.36:106:30
3012.36:106:30
3112.36:106:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 4.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Guépaouo

In seasonPeak

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

Guépaouo 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 Guépaouo?

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
4.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guépaouo.

What to pack for Guépaouo in May

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

In May, Guépaouo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guépaouo 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 Guépaouo peaks around April 14 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 14UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Guépaouo 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 Guépaouo is worst in January — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorJan 2163 µg/m³Sep 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar32Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Guépaouo?

Guépaouo sits at 6.5°N, 5.7°W, 240 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Doukouya, 17 km away.

Gagnoa

Topography around Guépaouo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guépaouo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 223 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m.

The land around Guépaouo is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
580 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Doukouya 17 km · Konéfla 23 km · Diégonéfla 25 km · Bayota 27 km · Sinfra 28 km · Oumé 33 km · Moussadougou 35 km · Gagnoa 47 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 Guépaouo (6.4727°, -5.7062°, elevation 240 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).