Tanda weather in May

In May, Tanda sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 90 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 Tanda's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:58 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 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 Tanda 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 30°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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How May really feels in Tanda

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.

Tanda weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°122.111.63.5
Feb36° / 24°274.811.72.4
Mar35° / 25°7412.611.92.3
Apr34° / 25°8914.812.22.6
May33° / 24°9016.412.43.0
Jun31° / 23°8915.912.43.8
Jul29° / 23°9316.412.44.3
Aug29° / 23°11017.412.34.3
Sep30° / 23°13721.9123.6
Oct31° / 23°9718.111.83.7
Nov32° / 23°397.611.64.2
Dec33° / 22°112.411.64.3

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42377
52377
62476
72575
82575
92575
102674
112674
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132674
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232377
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282080
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301981
311981

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tanda gets around 90 mm of rain over 16.4 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 53% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
453
552
652
752
853
953
1053
1153
1254
1354
1454
1554
1654
1754
1854
1954
2054
2153
2253
2353
2453
2553
2653
2753
2853
2953
3053
3153

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10964
20964
30964
40964
50955
60955
70955
80955
90955
100955
110955
120955
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140955
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210955
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281963
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311963

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
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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128calm
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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 6:02 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:026:18
212.36:016:18
312.36:016:18
412.36:016:18
512.36:016:18
612.36:006:18
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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 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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204.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tanda

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Tanda?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tanda.

What to pack for Tanda in May

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

In May, Tanda 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 Tanda in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tanda peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 12UV 14Dec 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tanda 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 Tanda is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateFeb 1077 µg/m³Aug 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar41Poor
Apr36Poor
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tanda?

Tanda sits at 7.8°N, 3.2°W, 274 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Bondoukou, 48 km away.

BondoukouJapekromDomaa-AhenkroAgnibilékrouBerekumFlakièdougouNsoatreSunyani

Topography around Tanda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m around an average of 285 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m.

The land around Tanda is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
291 m
16 km
399 m
80 km
598 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Bondoukou 48 km · Japekrom 49 km · Domaa-Ahenkro 67 km · Agnibilékrou 75 km · Berekum 75 km · Flakièdougou 76 km · Nsoatre 89 km · Sunyani 106 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 Tanda (7.8034°, -3.1683°, elevation 274 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).