Awgu weather in May

In May, Awgu sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 198 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 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 Awgu's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Awgu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
198 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:18 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
86%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
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 Awgu 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 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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313124

How May really feels in Awgu

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.

Awgu weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°8211.73.0
Feb36° / 24°214.611.82.3
Mar35° / 25°6512.9122.3
Apr33° / 25°13419.912.12.5
May32° / 24°19826.112.32.5
Jun30° / 23°2272712.32.8
Jul29° / 23°22127.612.33.1
Aug29° / 23°22326.512.23.2
Sep30° / 23°24828.2122.8
Oct31° / 23°2162711.92.8
Nov32° / 23°5310.111.73.8
Dec34° / 23°71.411.73.8

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 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
61090
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
121090
131090
14991
15991
16991
17991
18892
19892
20892
21892
22793
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24793
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26793
27694
28595
29595
30595
31694

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Awgu gets around 198 mm of rain over 26.1 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 84% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
176
276
377
477
578
679
779
880
981
1081
1182
1282
1383
1484
1585
1685
1786
1887
1987
2087
2188
2288
2388
2488
2588
2689
2789
2889
2989
3089
3189

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17030
26931
36931
46832
56832
66832
76733
86733
96733
106634
116634
126634
136634
146634
156634
166733
176733
186832
196832
206931
217030
227129
237228
247426
257525
267723
277822
288020
298119
308317
318416

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
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 6:21 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:216:34
212.26:216:34
312.26:206:34
412.26:206:34
512.26:206:34
612.26:206:34
712.26:206:34
812.26:196:34
912.26:196:34
1012.36:196:34
1112.36:196:34
1212.36:196:34
1312.36:186:34
1412.36:186:34
1512.36:186:34
1612.36:186:35
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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 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
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84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
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134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
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184.4Bright
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214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Awgu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Awgu sees seasonal dust haze (December–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 Awgu?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Awgu.

What to pack for Awgu in May

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

In May, Awgu sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Awgu 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 Awgu peaks around March 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 21UV 12Dec 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Awgu 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 Awgu is worst in January — around 195 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 64 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 11194 µg/m³Jul 2464 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan195Very unhealthy
Feb167Very unhealthy
Mar102Unhealthy
Apr94Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug64Unhealthy
Sep75Unhealthy
Oct94Unhealthy
Nov110Unhealthy
Dec191Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Awgu?

Awgu sits at 6.1°N, 7.5°E, 133 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Okigwe, 31 km away.

Topography around Awgu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Awgu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 576 m.

The land around Awgu is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
368 m
16 km
412 m
80 km
576 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Okigwe 31 km · Enugu 41 km · Agulu 46 km · Uga 47 km · Awka 47 km · Amaigbo 51 km · Igbo-Ukwu 51 km · Enugu-Ukwu 53 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 Awgu (6.0728°, 7.4774°, elevation 133 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).