Azare weather in May

In May, Azare sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Azare's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Azare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:59 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
48%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Azare is human settlement in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical May day in Azare reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Azare

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Azare weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 14°0011.46.7
Feb33° / 17°0011.64.5
Mar37° / 21°00.111.91.9
Apr39° / 24°20.612.30.6
May38° / 26°204.712.51.1
Jun35° / 25°461012.72.4
Jul32° / 23°13920.112.63.1
Aug31° / 23°21123.212.43.2
Sep32° / 23°9114.112.13.5
Oct34° / 22°18411.73.2
Nov34° / 18°00.111.54.1
Dec30° / 15°0011.36.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56238
66238
76238
86238
96337
106337
116337
126337
136337
146337
156337
166337
176337
186337
196337
206139
216139
226139
236139
246040
256139
266139
276139
286139
296139
306139
316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Azare gets around 20 mm of rain over 4.7 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 15% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
310
410
511
611
712
812
912
1013
1113
1213
1313
1413
1513
1614
1714
1815
1915
2016
2116
2217
2317
2418
2519
2619
2720
2820
2921
3021
3122

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1241029325
2221029345
321929356
419928376
518928387
617927407
716827417
815827428
915827438
1014827438
1113826448
1213826458
1312726459
1412726469
15117254610
16117254710
17107254711
18107244812
1996244812
2096234913
2186225014
2275215116
2375205117
2464205218
2554195220
2653185321
2743175323
2843155325
2932145427
3022135528
3122125430

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 9 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
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269calm
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289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 6:04 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:046:29
212.46:046:29
312.46:036:29
412.46:036:29
512.46:036:29
612.56:026:29
712.56:026:30
812.56:026:30
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2812.65:586:35
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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 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
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96.9Intense
106.9Intense
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206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Azare

In seasonPeak

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

Azare's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Azare sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Azare?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Azare.

What to pack for Azare in May

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

In May, Azare sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Azare in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Azare peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Azare 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 Azare is worst in February — around 114 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (August, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 15113 µg/m³Aug 1234 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb114Unhealthy
Mar107Unhealthy
Apr89Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun54Poor
Jul35Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov71Unhealthy
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Azare?

Azare sits at 11.7°N, 10.2°E, 413 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gwaram, 55 km away.

DarazoBirnin KuduHadejiaDutse

Topography around Azare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Azare has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m.

The land around Azare is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (86%) within 16 km, and cropland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
66 m
80 km
415 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Gwaram 55 km · Chakwama 59 km · Kari 62 km · Kiyawa 65 km · Darazo 79 km · Birnin Kudu 81 km · Hadejia 88 km · Dutse 93 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 Azare (11.6748°, 10.1907°, elevation 413 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).