Kaouara weather in May

In May, Kaouara sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 92 mm of rain across 15.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kaouara's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaouara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:03 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Kaouara is town and sub-prefecture in Savanes, 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 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kaouara reaches about 34°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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How May really feels in Kaouara

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
6 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Kaouara weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°20.511.54.6
Feb35° / 22°51.111.73.0
Mar36° / 24°265.411.92.1
Apr35° / 25°6311.212.22.2
May34° / 24°9215.912.52.7
Jun32° / 23°10116.912.63.4
Jul30° / 23°19023.412.53.4
Aug29° / 22°25026.112.33.3
Sep30° / 22°18823.312.13.3
Oct32° / 22°8114.211.83.7
Nov34° / 22°122.511.53.9
Dec33° / 20°10.211.44.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33565
43565
53565
63565
73664
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kaouara gets around 92 mm of rain over 15.9 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 52% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
247
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548
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1854
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2053
2153
2253
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3053
3153

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 (%)
112871
211881
311881
410891
59892
69892
78902
88902
97912
106922
116922
125932
134942
144942
154942
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174942
184942
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204942
214942
224942
235932
245932
255932
265932
276922
286922
296922
306922
316922

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:076:29
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312.46:076:29
412.46:066:29
512.46:066:29
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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 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
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216.1Intense
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236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kaouara

In seasonPeak

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

Kaouara's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kaouara 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 Kaouara?

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
5.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaouara.

What to pack for Kaouara in May

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

In May, Kaouara sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kaouara 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 Kaouara 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
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kaouara 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 Kaouara is worst in February — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModeratePoorFeb 1452 µg/m³Aug 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr38Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kaouara?

Kaouara sits at 10.1°N, 5.2°W, 325 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Ouangolodougou, 15 km away.

NielléFerkessédougouZégouaM’Bengué

Topography around Kaouara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaouara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 318 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 527 m.

The land around Kaouara is covered by trees (39%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), shrubs (30%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
527 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Ouangolodougou 15 km · Nambingué 16 km · Diawala 30 km · Niangoloko 37 km · Niellé 48 km · Ferkessédougou 55 km · Zégoua 67 km · M’Bengué 78 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 Kaouara (10.0908°, -5.1948°, elevation 325 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).