Darazo weather in May

In May, Darazo sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 34 mm of rain across 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 38°C in the first days to 36°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 Darazo's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Darazo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:59 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
54%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Darazo reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°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)
13826
23826
33826
43826
53826
63826
73826
83826
93826
103826
113726
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193726
203726
213726
223726
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273625
283625
293625
303625
313625

How May really feels in Darazo

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
24 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.

Darazo 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° / 15°0011.46.2
Feb34° / 18°0011.64.2
Mar37° / 21°00.111.91.9
Apr39° / 25°51.112.20.9
May37° / 26°34712.51.6
Jun34° / 24°7013.212.62.9
Jul30° / 22°17822.512.63.4
Aug29° / 22°25125.212.43.5
Sep30° / 22°11117.312.13.9
Oct33° / 21°31611.84.0
Nov33° / 18°0011.54.3
Dec31° / 15°0011.46.0

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45347
55347
65347
75446
85446
95446
105545
115644
125644
135743
145743
155842
165842
175842
185842
195842
205842
215842
225842
235842
245743
255743
265743
275644
285545
295545
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Darazo gets around 34 mm of rain over 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 22% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
215
316
417
517
618
718
819
919
1019
1119
1219
1319
1420
1520
1620
1721
1821
1922
2023
2124
2225
2325
2426
2527
2628
2729
2830
2930
3031
3132

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
118625419
2176254210
3166244411
4156234511
5145234612
6135224712
7125224813
8115214913
9105215113
10105215113
1195205313
1286205214
1376195414
1476195414
1566185515
1666185515
1756175616
1856175517
1946165618
2046155619
2135145721
2235145622
2334135624
2424125626
2524115528
2623105530
272395432
281285435
291285336
301275238
311165240

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
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 6:27 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:046:27
212.46:046:27
312.46:036:27
412.46:036:27
512.46:036:28
612.46:026:28
712.46:026:28
812.46:026:28
912.56:016:28
1012.56:016:28
1112.56:016:29
1212.56:006:29
1312.56:006:29
1412.56:006:29
1512.56:006:29
1612.55:596:30
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2312.55:586:31
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2612.65:586:32
2712.65:586:32
2812.65:586:33
2912.65:586:33
3012.65:586:33
3112.65:586:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Darazo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Darazo sees seasonal dust haze (December–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 Darazo?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Darazo.

What to pack for Darazo in May

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

In May, Darazo sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Darazo 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 Darazo peaks around August 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 21UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Darazo 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 Darazo is worst in February — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 17108 µg/m³Aug 929 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan101Unhealthy
Feb109Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Darazo?

Darazo sits at 11.0°N, 10.4°E, 507 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kari, 32 km away.

AzareBauchiNafadaChakwamaPotiskum

Topography around Darazo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Darazo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 498 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m.

The land around Darazo is covered by cropland (80%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
495 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Kari 32 km · Dukku 44 km · Gwaram 65 km · Azare 79 km · Bauchi 99 km · Nafada 101 km · Chakwama 103 km · Potiskum 108 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 Darazo (10.9992°, 10.4106°, elevation 507 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).