Ogoudou weather in May

In May, Ogoudou sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 143 mm of rain across 24.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Ogoudou's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ogoudou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
24.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:09 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
81%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ogoudou 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)
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23223
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243123
253123
263123
273023
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293023
303023
313023

How May really feels in Ogoudou

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.

Ogoudou 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
Jan32° / 22°29711.74.1
Feb34° / 23°6012.511.83.0
Mar33° / 23°10019.9122.6
Apr33° / 23°11021.312.12.6
May31° / 23°14324.812.32.8
Jun29° / 23°16625.412.33.2
Jul29° / 22°1052112.34.0
Aug28° / 22°10620.112.24.2
Sep29° / 22°16124.7123.3
Oct30° / 23°14526.311.93.1
Nov31° / 22°8318.711.73.7
Dec31° / 22°369.611.74.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51783
61783
71783
81783
91783
101783
111783
121882
131882
141882
151882
161783
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191684
201684
211585
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291090
301090
31991

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ogoudou gets around 143 mm of rain over 24.8 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 79% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
274
375
475
576
677
777
877
978
1078
1178
1278
1378
1478
1578
1678
1778
1879
1979
2079
2180
2280
2381
2481
2582
2683
2784
2885
2985
3086
3186

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16832
26832
36832
46931
56931
67030
77030
87129
97129
107228
117327
127327
137426
147525
157624
167624
177723
187723
197822
207822
217921
227921
238020
248119
258218
268218
278317
288416
298515
308614
318713

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 6:12 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:126:24
212.26:116:24
312.26:116:24
412.26:116:24
512.26:116:24
612.26:106:24
712.26:106:24
812.26:106:24
912.26:106:24
1012.26:106:24
1112.26:106:24
1212.36:096:24
1312.36:096:25
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2012.36:096:25
2112.36:086:26
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2612.36:086:26
2712.36:086:27
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2912.36:086:27
3012.36:096:27
3112.36:096:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ogoudou

In seasonPeak

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

Ogoudou 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 Ogoudou?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ogoudou.

What to pack for Ogoudou in May

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

In May, Ogoudou sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ogoudou 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 Ogoudou peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 10UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ogoudou 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 Ogoudou is worst in January — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1858 µg/m³Sep 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb52Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ogoudou?

Ogoudou sits at 5.9°N, 5.2°W, 82 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Erémankono, 15 km away.

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Topography around Ogoudou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ogoudou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 554 m.

The land around Ogoudou is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
554 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Erémankono 15 km · Divo 23 km · Hiré 36 km · Tiassalé 37 km · Nzianouan 39 km · Ndouci 44 km · Ahouanou 55 km · Gbolouville 56 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 Ogoudou (5.8967°, -5.1579°, elevation 82 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).