Oupoyo weather in May

In May, Oupoyo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 156 mm of rain across 25.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 Oupoyo's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oupoyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
25.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:15 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Oupoyo 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 32°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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313023

How May really feels in Oupoyo

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.

Oupoyo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°36911.74.3
Feb33° / 23°5812.211.83.3
Mar33° / 23°9319.4122.8
Apr32° / 23°10120.512.12.8
May31° / 23°15625.312.22.9
Jun29° / 22°17424.412.33.4
Jul28° / 22°10219.412.34.3
Aug28° / 22°10219.512.24.2
Sep29° / 22°16724.8123.3
Oct30° / 22°14826.111.93.1
Nov31° / 22°10221.411.73.4
Dec30° / 22°5312.511.74.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
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31892

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Oupoyo gets around 156 mm of rain over 25.3 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 82% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
275
376
476
577
678
778
879
979
1079
1180
1280
1380
1480
1581
1681
1782
1882
1982
2083
2183
2284
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2485
2586
2686
2787
2887
2988
3088
3188

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15941
25941
35941
46040
56040
66139
76139
86238
96238
106337
116436
126436
136535
146634
156634
166733
176832
186931
196931
207030
217129
227129
237228
247327
257426
267525
277624
287723
297822
307921
318020

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
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306calm
316calm

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 6:18 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:186:29
212.26:186:29
312.26:176:29
412.26:176:29
512.26:176:29
612.26:176:29
712.26:166:29
812.26:166:29
912.26:166:30
1012.26:166:30
1112.26:166:30
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1312.26:156:30
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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 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 4.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Oupoyo

In seasonPeak

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

Oupoyo 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 Oupoyo?

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

2.9
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 Oupoyo.

What to pack for Oupoyo in May

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

In May, Oupoyo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Oupoyo 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 Oupoyo peaks around April 13 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 13UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Oupoyo 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 Oupoyo is worst in January — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.9× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 2146 µg/m³Sep 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct12Good
Nov18Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Oupoyo?

Oupoyo sits at 5.6°N, 6.6°W, 98 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Touagui, 15 km away.

Gligbeuadji

Topography around Oupoyo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oupoyo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m.

The land around Oupoyo is covered by trees (53%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
190 m
80 km
449 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Touagui 15 km · Méagui 17 km · Mabéhiri 23 km · Soubré 25 km · Okrouyo 30 km · Touih 34 km · Djapadji 39 km · Gligbeuadji 42 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 Oupoyo (5.5605°, -6.59°, elevation 98 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).