Burutu weather in May

In May, Burutu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 314 mm of rain across 29.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Burutu's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burutu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
314 mm
29.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:27 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
87%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Burutu is Local government areas in Delta State,in Nigeria..

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 Burutu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°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 Burutu

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.

Burutu weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°5714.311.74.6
Feb30° / 26°8818.611.83.6
Mar30° / 26°17626.6122.9
Apr30° / 26°23827.412.12.8
May30° / 25°31429.712.22.8
Jun28° / 24°38129.512.33.1
Jul27° / 24°38328.812.33.5
Aug27° / 24°27627.312.23.7
Sep27° / 24°32129.4123.3
Oct28° / 24°33830.611.93.0
Nov29° / 25°18527.811.83.0
Dec30° / 25°6718.111.74.2

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 5% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16793
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18793
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20694
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22694
23595
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25595
26595
27595
28397
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30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Burutu gets around 314 mm of rain over 29.7 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 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
294
394
494
595
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795
895
995
1095
1196
1296
1396
1496
1596
1696
1797
1897
1997
2096
2196
2296
2396
2497
2597
2697
2797
2897
2997
3097
3197

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1496
2496
3496
4595
5595
6595
7595
8694
9694
10694
11793
12892
13892
14991
151090
161189
171387
181486
191684
201882
212179
222377
232575
242872
253070
263367
273565
283763
294060
304258
314555

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 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
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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318calm

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 6:30 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:306:41
212.26:296:41
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512.26:296:41
612.26:286:41
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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 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 4.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
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244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Burutu

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Burutu?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Burutu.

What to pack for Burutu in May

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

In May, Burutu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Burutu 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 15 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Burutu 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 Burutu peaks around March 23 at about 13 (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 highMar 23UV 13Dec 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Burutu 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 Burutu is worst in January — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateJan 1784 µg/m³Sep 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan86Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar38Poor
Apr31Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Burutu?

Burutu sits at 5.4°N, 5.5°E, 7 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Warri, 32 km away.

YenagoaKwaleBenin CityAgborOgwashi-Uku

Topography around Burutu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burutu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m.

The land around Burutu is covered by mangroves (69%) and water (23%) within 3 km, mangroves (71%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), water (29%) and mangroves (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
60 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Warri 32 km · Ughelli 57 km · Sapele 63 km · Yenagoa 97 km · Kwale 110 km · Benin City 110 km · Agbor 126 km · Ogwashi-Uku 145 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 Burutu (5.3533°, 5.5083°, elevation 7 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).