Dikwa weather in May

In May, Dikwa sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 21 mm of rain across 6.1 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 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Dikwa's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dikwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:44 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical May day in Dikwa reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 43°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 Dikwa

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.

Dikwa 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
Jan33° / 15°0011.44.9
Feb36° / 18°0011.62.9
Mar39° / 22°0011.90.5
Apr41° / 26°41.312.30.0
May40° / 27°216.112.50.1
Jun37° / 26°35912.71.3
Jul34° / 25°9115.812.62.7
Aug31° / 24°16619.612.43.3
Sep33° / 24°6911.512.13.1
Oct37° / 23°133.311.72.0
Nov36° / 20°0011.42.5
Dec33° / 16°0011.34.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46436
56436
66535
76634
86634
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116733
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dikwa gets around 21 mm of rain over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
314
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514
614
715
815
915
1015
1115
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2022
2123
2224
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2626
2727
2827
2927
3027
3127

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1361223263
2341224273
3321224284
4311323294
5301323304
6291323305
7281423315
8271422315
9261522315
10261522316
11251622316
12251622317
13241622317
14231622327
15231621328
16221521338
17211521349
18201421359
191914213710
201713213811
211612214011
221511214112
231310214313
24129214414
25109214614
2698214715
2787204916
2866205117
2956195218
3045195319
3145185320

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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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 5:49 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:496:14
212.45:486:14
312.45:486:14
412.45:486:15
512.55:476:15
612.55:476:15
712.55:476:15
812.55:466:15
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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 6.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Dikwa

In seasonPeak

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

Dikwa sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Dikwa?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dikwa.

What to pack for Dikwa in May

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

In May, Dikwa sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dikwa in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dikwa peaks around March 18 at about 13 (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 highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Dikwa 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 Dikwa is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 16104 µg/m³Aug 1226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan98Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr74Unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul27Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct71Unhealthy
Nov71Unhealthy
Dec95Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dikwa?

Dikwa sits at 12.0°N, 13.9°E, 298 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Marte, 38 km away.

MongunoMaiduguriKukawaBlangwaGwoza

Topography around Dikwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dikwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 293 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m.

The land around Dikwa is covered by grassland (51%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
12 m
80 km
64 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Marte 38 km · Gamboru 49 km · Bama 62 km · Monguno 78 km · Maiduguri 85 km · Kukawa 106 km · Blangwa 107 km · Gwoza 109 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 Dikwa (12.0361°, 13.9182°, elevation 298 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).