Dutsen Wai weather in May

In May, Dutsen Wai sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 90 mm of rain across 15.5 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 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Dutsen Wai's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dutsen Wai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:09 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Dutsen Wai is human settlement 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Dutsen Wai reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°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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23524
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313122

How May really feels in Dutsen Wai

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.

Dutsen Wai 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
Jan30° / 15°0011.46.8
Feb32° / 18°10.111.64.9
Mar35° / 21°20.411.93.0
Apr36° / 23°224.912.22.3
May33° / 23°9015.512.53.0
Jun30° / 22°13520.612.63.7
Jul28° / 21°17224.912.63.9
Aug27° / 20°25827.312.43.7
Sep29° / 20°20025.512.13.5
Oct30° / 19°7111.511.84.6
Nov31° / 17°00.111.55.7
Dec30° / 15°10.111.46.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44357
54357
64456
74357
84357
94456
104456
114357
124357
134357
144456
154456
164456
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244357
254357
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274357
284258
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304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dutsen Wai gets around 90 mm of rain over 15.5 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 49% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
240
341
442
543
643
744
844
944
1045
1145
1245
1345
1445
1545
1646
1746
1847
1948
2049
2150
2252
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2658
2760
2861
2963
3064
3165

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1118125415
2107125516
3107115418
497105519
586105521
676105522
77695523
86595624
96585526
105585527
115485528
124485529
134485430
143395431
153395332
162395432
172385433
182385433
191385434
201385335
211275436
220275437
230265537
240265438
250255439
260155539
270145540
280135640
290135541
300125542
310025642

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
110calm
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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 6:13 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:136:36
212.46:136:36
312.46:126:36
412.46:126:36
512.46:126:36
612.46:116:36
712.46:116:37
812.46:116:37
912.46:106:37
1012.56:106:37
1112.56:106:37
1212.56:096:38
1312.56:096:38
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1712.56:086:39
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2212.56:086:40
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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 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Dutsen Wai

In seasonPeak

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

Dutsen Wai's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Dutsen Wai sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is May a good time to visit Dutsen Wai?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dutsen Wai.

What to pack for Dutsen Wai in May

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

In May, Dutsen Wai sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dutsen Wai 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 Dutsen Wai peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb7High
Mar10Extreme
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Dutsen Wai 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 Dutsen Wai is worst in February — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 15113 µg/m³Jul 2327 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan106Unhealthy
Feb115Unhealthy
Mar106Unhealthy
Apr78Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep43Poor
Oct69Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec97Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dutsen Wai?

Dutsen Wai sits at 10.9°N, 8.2°E, 694 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Soba, 21 km away.

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Topography around Dutsen Wai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dutsen Wai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 698 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m.

The land around Dutsen Wai is covered by cropland (81%) within 3 km, cropland (90%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
759 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Soba 21 km · Anchau 25 km · Zaria 60 km · Lere 66 km · Rano 89 km · Kaduna 91 km · Kachia 112 km · Gwarzo 122 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 Dutsen Wai (10.8501°, 8.199°, elevation 694 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).