Auchi weather in May

In May, Auchi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 139 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 2% 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 Auchi's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Auchi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
139 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:22 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Auchi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°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 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13224
23224
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43224
53224
63224
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303124
313124

How May really feels in Auchi

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.

Auchi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°51.311.63.1
Feb36° / 24°144.211.82.4
Mar35° / 25°4110.6122.4
Apr33° / 25°8815.412.22.8
May32° / 24°13921.812.32.9
Jun30° / 23°18125.412.43.1
Jul29° / 23°16525.512.43.5
Aug29° / 23°1652412.23.7
Sep29° / 23°19025.5123.2
Oct30° / 23°13821.211.83.5
Nov32° / 23°255.511.74.2
Dec34° / 22°41.111.63.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61585
71585
81684
91684
101684
111585
121585
131486
141486
151486
161486
171486
181387
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201288
211288
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301090
311090

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Auchi gets around 139 mm of rain over 21.8 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 70% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
163
264
364
465
565
666
766
866
966
1066
1166
1266
1367
1467
1568
1668
1769
1870
1971
2071
2172
2273
2374
2475
2576
2677
2778
2879
2979
3080
3180

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18020
28020
38020
48020
58020
68020
78119
88119
98119
108119
118119
128119
138218
148218
158218
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208218
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258515
268614
278713
288812
298911
309010
31919

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
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 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 6:25 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:256:39
212.36:246:40
312.36:246:40
412.36:246:40
512.36:246:40
612.36:236:40
712.36:236:40
812.36:236:40
912.36:236:40
1012.36:236:40
1112.36:226:40
1212.36:226:40
1312.36:226:40
1412.36:226:41
1512.36:226:41
1612.36:226:41
1712.36:216:41
1812.36:216:41
1912.36:216:41
2012.36:216:41
2112.36:216:42
2212.36:216:42
2312.46:216:42
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2612.46:216:43
2712.46:216:43
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2912.46:216:43
3012.46:216:43
3112.46:216:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Auchi

In seasonPeak

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

Auchi's monsoon runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Auchi?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Auchi.

What to pack for Auchi in May

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

In May, Auchi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Auchi 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 Auchi peaks around September 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highSep 20UV 12Dec 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Auchi 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 Auchi is worst in January — around 194 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 23193 µg/m³Aug 1033 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan194Very unhealthy
Feb192Very unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec145Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Auchi?

Auchi sits at 7.1°N, 6.3°E, 188 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ekpoma, 39 km away.

Ikare

Topography around Auchi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Auchi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 190 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 681 m.

The land around Auchi is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
311 m
80 km
681 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ekpoma 39 km · Uromi 42 km · Ubiaja 48 km · Idah 53 km · Okene 54 km · Ogaminana 59 km · Ajaokuta 70 km · Ikare 76 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 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 Auchi (7.0676°, 6.2636°, elevation 188 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).