Kolia weather in May

In May, Kolia sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 95 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 12.4 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 15% 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 Kolia's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kolia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:09 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

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 Kolia reaches about 34°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 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 Kolia

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.

Kolia 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° / 18°50.911.54.7
Feb35° / 20°61.511.73.1
Mar36° / 23°245.611.92.1
Apr35° / 24°621212.22.1
May34° / 24°9516.812.42.6
Jun32° / 23°11918.912.63.3
Jul30° / 22°18324.812.53.4
Aug29° / 22°26126.612.33.3
Sep30° / 22°19423.912.13.3
Oct32° / 22°9415.611.83.6
Nov33° / 20°173.211.64.0
Dec33° / 18°10.211.44.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53565
63565
73565
83565
93565
103565
113565
123466
133466
143466
153466
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193367
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213367
223466
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293466
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kolia gets around 95 mm of rain over 16.8 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 55% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
248
348
449
549
649
750
851
951
1052
1153
1254
1355
1456
1556
1657
1757
1858
1958
2058
2158
2258
2358
2458
2558
2658
2758
2858
2958
3058
3158

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
119810
218820
317830
416840
515850
613870
712880
811890
910900
109910
118920
127930
137930
146940
155941
165941
175941
185941
195941
205941
215941
225932
236922
246922
256922
267912
277912
287912
298902
308911
318911

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 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
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:136:33
212.36:126:33
312.46:126:33
412.46:126:34
512.46:116:34
612.46:116:34
712.46:116:34
812.46:116:34
912.46:106:34
1012.46:106:34
1112.46:106:35
1212.46:106:35
1312.46:096:35
1412.46:096:35
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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 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
185.9Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kolia

In seasonPeak

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

Kolia's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kolia 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 Kolia?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kolia.

What to pack for Kolia in May

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

In May, Kolia sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kolia 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 Kolia peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kolia 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 Kolia is worst in February — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1648 µg/m³Aug 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr39Poor
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kolia?

Kolia sits at 9.8°N, 6.5°W, 399 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Boundiali, 27 km away.

M’BenguéMassiogoTengrélaDianraKorhogoBambaNiellé

Topography around Kolia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kolia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 398 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m.

The land around Kolia is covered by trees (40%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), trees (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
214 m
80 km
526 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Boundiali 27 km · M’Bengué 67 km · Massiogo 72 km · Tengréla 80 km · Dianra 94 km · Korhogo 98 km · Bamba 102 km · Niellé 104 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 Kolia (9.7651°, -6.4637°, elevation 399 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).