Kakata weather in May

In May, Kakata sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 276 mm of rain across 30.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Kakata's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kakata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
276 mm
30.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:29 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
87%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Kakata is city.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kakata reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Kakata

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.

Kakata 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
Jan31° / 22°6514.511.74.3
Feb31° / 23°10318.111.83.6
Mar31° / 23°18926.3122.9
Apr30° / 23°23327.512.12.7
May30° / 23°27630.112.32.7
Jun28° / 22°3382912.43.1
Jul27° / 22°29827.812.33.6
Aug27° / 22°38328.212.23.6
Sep28° / 22°42929.5123.1
Oct29° / 22°29030.311.92.9
Nov30° / 22°15325.811.73.1
Dec30° / 22°7517.911.64.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
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11694
12595
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kakata gets around 276 mm of rain over 30.1 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
397
497
597
697
797
898
998
1098
1198
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1497
1597
1697
1797
1897
1997
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2697
2797
2898
2998
3098
3198

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15347
25446
35545
45545
55644
65644
75743
85743
95842
105842
115941
125941
136040
146139
156238
166337
176436
186535
196634
206832
216931
227030
237228
247426
257525
267723
277921
288020
298218
308317
318416

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 6:32 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:326:45
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312.26:316:45
412.26:316:45
512.26:316:46
612.36:316:46
712.36:306:46
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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 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.29 kWh/m² to a high of 4.85 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kakata

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kakata sees seasonal dust haze (February), 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 Kakata?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kakata.

What to pack for Kakata in May

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

In May, Kakata sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Kakata in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 45 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kakata in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kakata peaks around March 16 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 highMar 16UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kakata 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 Kakata is worst in April — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.3× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateModeratePoorApr 1094 µg/m³Aug 2112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar89Unhealthy
Apr95Unhealthy
May32Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kakata?

Kakata sits at 6.5°N, 10.4°W, 97 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Harbel, 32 km away.

HarbelMonroviaTubmanburgBuchananGbarngaGantaSaclepeaSegbwema

Topography around Kakata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kakata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 86 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m.

The land around Kakata is covered by trees (45%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
226 m
80 km
703 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Harbel 32 km · Monrovia 55 km · Tubmanburg 64 km · Buchanan 80 km · Gbarnga 110 km · Ganta 170 km · Saclepea 174 km · Segbwema 176 km

Liberia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$915
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.1
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
38.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 85%Muslim 12%none 3%Traditional 1%

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 Kakata (6.531°, -10.3537°, elevation 97 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).