M’Bahiakro weather in May

In May, M’Bahiakro sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 94 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is M’Bahiakro's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see M’Bahiakro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:03 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

M’Bahiakro is place in Lacs, 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in M’Bahiakro 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 35°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)
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How May really feels in M’Bahiakro

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.

M’Bahiakro weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°112.111.63.4
Feb36° / 24°335.111.82.4
Mar35° / 25°7611.911.92.3
Apr34° / 24°9214.112.22.6
May33° / 24°9415.812.32.9
Jun31° / 23°9815.812.43.7
Jul30° / 23°7814.912.44.3
Aug29° / 23°10415.912.24.3
Sep30° / 23°13421.3123.4
Oct31° / 23°9216.411.83.6
Nov32° / 23°407.511.74.1
Dec33° / 22°112.211.64.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72377
82377
92377
102377
112476
122575
132575
142674
152674
162674
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182575
192575
202575
212476
222377
232377
242377
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272278
282278
292179
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

M’Bahiakro gets around 94 mm of rain over 15.8 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 52% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
249
349
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650
750
850
950
1051
1151
1251
1352
1452
1552
1652
1752
1852
1952
2052
2152
2252
2353
2453
2553
2653
2753
2854
2954
3054
3154

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1919
29010
39010
49010
59010
68911
78911
88911
98911
108911
118911
128911
138911
148911
159010
169010
179010
189010
199010
209010
21919
22919
23919
24928
25928
26937
27937
28946
29946
30955
31955

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 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
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 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 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:076:22
212.36:066:22
312.36:066:22
412.36:066:22
512.36:066:23
612.36:056:23
712.36:056:23
812.36:056:23
912.36:056:23
1012.36:046:23
1112.36:046:23
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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 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
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244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for M’Bahiakro

In seasonPeak

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

M’Bahiakro sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit M’Bahiakro?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in M’Bahiakro.

What to pack for M’Bahiakro in May

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

In May, M’Bahiakro 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 M’Bahiakro 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 M’Bahiakro peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 14UV 13Dec 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in M’Bahiakro 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 M’Bahiakro is worst in January — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 2087 µg/m³Aug 1817 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar41Poor
Apr36Poor
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is M’Bahiakro?

M’Bahiakro sits at 7.5°N, 4.3°W, 127 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Daoukro, 61 km away.

DaoukroAndéBouakéBongouanouArrahDimbokroDabakalaTiébissou

Topography around M’Bahiakro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around M’Bahiakro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 128 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 m.

The land around M’Bahiakro is covered by shrubs (39%), trees (32%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
531 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Daoukro 61 km · Andé 80 km · Bouaké 81 km · Bongouanou 91 km · Arrah 96 km · Dimbokro 99 km · Dabakala 101 km · Tiébissou 103 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 M’Bahiakro (7.4573°, -4.3399°, elevation 127 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).