Damboa weather in May

In May, Damboa sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 33 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 38% 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 Damboa's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Damboa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:50 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

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 Damboa reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°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 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13927
23927
33927
43927
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How May really feels in Damboa

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.

Damboa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 15°0011.45.6
Feb35° / 18°0011.63.6
Mar38° / 22°00.111.91.1
Apr40° / 26°82.412.20.1
May38° / 27°338.312.50.9
Jun35° / 25°5411.512.62.4
Jul32° / 24°11718.412.63.3
Aug30° / 23°19523.112.43.4
Sep31° / 23°10416.212.13.6
Oct34° / 22°245.411.73.2
Nov34° / 19°00.111.53.6
Dec32° / 16°0011.45.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35347
45446
55545
65545
75644
85644
95644
105842
115842
125842
135941
145941
155941
165941
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195941
205941
215941
225941
235941
245941
255941
265842
275743
285743
295743
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Damboa gets around 33 mm of rain over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
222
323
423
523
623
723
823
923
1023
1123
1222
1322
1423
1523
1623
1724
1824
1925
2026
2127
2229
2330
2431
2533
2634
2735
2835
2936
3036
3136

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1238233610
2218233711
3208233811
4197233912
5187234013
6167234113
7157234114
8157234114
9147234214
10137244214
11127244314
12127244314
13117244414
14107234515
15107234515
1697224615
1797224716
1886214816
1986204917
2076195018
2175185119
2265175220
2364165321
2454145423
2553135524
2643125526
2732115628
2832105629
292295631
302285533
312175535

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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3110calm

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 5:54 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:546:18
212.45:546:18
312.45:546:18
412.45:536:18
512.45:536:18
612.45:536:19
712.45:526:19
812.45:526:19
912.55:526:19
1012.55:516:19
1112.55:516:20
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1412.55:506:20
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1912.55:496:21
2012.55:496:21
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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 6.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Damboa

In seasonPeak

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

Damboa's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Damboa sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Damboa?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Damboa.

What to pack for Damboa in May

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

In May, Damboa sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Damboa 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 Damboa peaks around August 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 12Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Damboa 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 Damboa is worst in February — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 17100 µg/m³Aug 1023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan94Unhealthy
Feb101Unhealthy
Mar97Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May42Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct55Poor
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec87Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Damboa?

Damboa sits at 11.2°N, 12.8°E, 401 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Biu, 86 km away.

BiuMaiduguriGwozaMagumeriDamaturuBamaGombiMubi

Topography around Damboa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Damboa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 396 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m.

The land around Damboa is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, grassland (46%), cropland (31%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%), shrubs (26%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
90 m
80 km
536 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Biu 86 km · Maiduguri 88 km · Gwoza 103 km · Magumeri 107 km · Damaturu 109 km · Bama 110 km · Gombi 110 km · Mubi 113 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 Damboa (11.1553°, 12.7564°, elevation 401 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).