Mankono weather in May

In May, Mankono sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 117 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 5% 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 Mankono's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mankono's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:10 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 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 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mankono reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Mankono

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.

Mankono weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°172.511.63.9
Feb35° / 22°376.111.72.8
Mar35° / 24°8513.111.92.5
Apr34° / 24°10616.412.22.7
May33° / 23°11717.412.43.0
Jun31° / 23°12318.312.53.5
Jul29° / 22°13621.412.43.8
Aug29° / 22°19623.512.33.6
Sep30° / 22°21925.6123.0
Oct31° / 22°13420.611.83.2
Nov32° / 22°529.411.63.9
Dec33° / 21°112.611.54.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
82476
92476
102377
112377
122476
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mankono gets around 117 mm of rain over 17.4 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 56% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
254
354
454
553
653
753
853
954
1054
1154
1255
1355
1456
1556
1656
1756
1857
1957
2057
2158
2258
2359
2459
2559
2660
2760
2860
2960
3061
3161

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10973
20973
30973
40973
50973
60973
70973
80973
90973
100973
110973
120973
130973
140973
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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
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307calm
317calm

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 6:14 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:146:30
212.36:136:30
312.36:136:30
412.36:136:31
512.36:126:31
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912.36:116:31
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1312.46:106:32
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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 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
55.4Bright
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95.3Bright
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155.3Bright
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255.0Bright
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mankono

In seasonPeak

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

Mankono's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Mankono sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Mankono?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mankono.

What to pack for Mankono in May

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

In May, Mankono sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mankono 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 Mankono peaks around March 19 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 19UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mankono 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 Mankono is worst in February — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1164 µg/m³Aug 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar35Poor
Apr36Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mankono?

Mankono sits at 8.1°N, 6.2°W, 335 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Séguéla, 54 km away.

SéguélaVrouoZuénoulaBéoumiVavouaMignouréAncien-ProziTortiya

Topography around Mankono

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mankono has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 330 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m.

The land around Mankono is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (44%), grassland (23%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
275 m
80 km
419 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Séguéla 54 km · Vrouo 57 km · Zuénoula 72 km · Béoumi 80 km · Vavoua 82 km · Mignouré 92 km · Ancien-Prozi 96 km · Tortiya 96 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 Mankono (8.0586°, -6.1897°, elevation 335 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).