Yamoussoukro weather in May

In May, Yamoussoukro sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 107 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yamoussoukro's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yamoussoukro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
20.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:08 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Yamoussoukro is city of côte d'ivoire.

Density
79/km²
people per km²

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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Yamoussoukro reaches about 32°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 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 Yamoussoukro

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.

Yamoussoukro weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°20411.63.8
Feb35° / 24°478.211.82.7
Mar34° / 24°9216.8122.4
Apr33° / 24°10918.712.12.6
May32° / 24°10720.312.32.8
Jun30° / 23°11020.412.43.4
Jul29° / 23°831712.44.2
Aug29° / 22°10118.212.24.2
Sep30° / 23°14922.5123.4
Oct31° / 23°11321.711.83.3
Nov31° / 23°5212.311.74.0
Dec32° / 22°163.911.64.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42179
52080
62080
72080
82179
92179
102278
112278
122278
132179
142179
152278
162278
172179
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201981
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yamoussoukro gets around 107 mm of rain over 20.3 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 66% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
261
361
461
561
662
762
862
962
1062
1163
1263
1364
1464
1564
1665
1765
1865
1965
2066
2166
2267
2368
2469
2570
2671
2772
2872
2973
3073
3173

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 (%)
18812
28713
38713
48713
58812
68812
78812
88812
98911
108911
119010
129010
13919
14919
15919
16928
17928
18928
19928
20928
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27937
28946
29946
30946
31955

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
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217calm
227calm
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287calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:116:25
212.26:116:25
312.26:116:25
412.36:106:26
512.36:106:26
612.36:106:26
712.36:106:26
812.36:096:26
912.36:096:26
1012.36:096:26
1112.36:096:26
1212.36:096:26
1312.36:086:26
1412.36:086:26
1512.36:086:27
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2012.36:086:27
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2212.36:086:28
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2712.46:076:29
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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 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.94 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
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
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95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
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204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
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244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Yamoussoukro

In seasonPeak

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

Yamoussoukro 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 Yamoussoukro?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yamoussoukro.

What to pack for Yamoussoukro in May

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

In May, Yamoussoukro sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yamoussoukro 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 Yamoussoukro peaks around April 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 15UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Yamoussoukro 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 Yamoussoukro is worst in January — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateJan 1875 µg/m³Sep 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar34Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec60Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Yamoussoukro?

Yamoussoukro sits at 6.8°N, 5.3°W, 214 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Tiébissou, 38 km away.

KonéflaToumodiOuméDoukouyaBouafléGuépaouoDimbokro

Topography around Yamoussoukro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yamoussoukro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 216 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m.

The land around Yamoussoukro is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (38%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
229 m
80 km
598 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Tiébissou 38 km · Konéfla 41 km · Toumodi 41 km · Oumé 51 km · Doukouya 54 km · Bouaflé 55 km · Guépaouo 61 km · Dimbokro 66 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 Yamoussoukro (6.8205°, -5.2767°, elevation 214 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).