Elele weather in May

In May, Elele sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 312 mm of rain across 29.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°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 Elele's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elele's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
312 mm
29.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:22 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
88%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Elele is town in Ikwerre LGA in Rivers State, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Elele reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13124
23124
33124
43124
53124
63124
73124
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103124
113124
123124
133124
143124
153124
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313023

How May really feels in Elele

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
3 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.

Elele weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°5611.411.73.3
Feb33° / 24°9415.911.82.7
Mar32° / 24°20326.1122.3
Apr32° / 24°26327.412.12.3
May31° / 24°31229.212.22.4
Jun29° / 23°3562912.32.8
Jul28° / 23°34728.912.33.1
Aug28° / 23°29028.712.23.1
Sep29° / 23°36929.6122.8
Oct30° / 23°37930.611.92.6
Nov31° / 23°19824.711.82.8
Dec32° / 23°5811.811.73.7

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 (%)
1793
2793
3793
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12793
13793
14793
15793
16793
17793
18793
19793
20793
21793
22694
23694
24694
25595
26496
27496
28397
29397
30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Elele gets around 312 mm of rain over 29.2 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 94% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
392
492
592
692
792
892
992
1092
1193
1293
1393
1493
1594
1694
1795
1895
1996
2096
2196
2296
2397
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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11189
21189
31189
41288
51288
61288
71288
81387
91387
101387
111486
121486
131585
141684
151783
161882
171981
182179
192278
202476
212674
222872
233070
243268
253466
263664
273862
284060
294258
304456
314654

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:25 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:256:35
212.26:246:35
312.26:246:35
412.26:246:35
512.26:246:35
612.26:246:35
712.26:236:35
812.26:236:35
912.26:236:35
1012.26:236:35
1112.26:236:35
1212.26:226:36
1312.26:226:36
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2112.26:226:37
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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 4.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 4.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Elele

In seasonPeak

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

Elele sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is May a good time to visit Elele?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Elele.

What to pack for Elele in May

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

In May, Elele sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Elele 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 Elele peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 12Jan 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Elele 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 Elele is worst in January — around 160 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (August, 54 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyUnhealthyJan 13159 µg/m³Aug 1355 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan160Very unhealthy
Feb141Unhealthy
Mar102Unhealthy
Apr94Unhealthy
May85Unhealthy
Jun73Unhealthy
Jul59Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep67Unhealthy
Oct87Unhealthy
Nov96Unhealthy
Dec152Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Elele?

Elele sits at 5.1°N, 6.8°E, 32 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Degema Hulk, 38 km away.

Topography around Elele

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elele has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 248 m.

The land around Elele is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
248 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Degema Hulk 38 km · Buguma 41 km · Port Harcourt 42 km · Obonoma 43 km · Owerri 49 km · Okrika 50 km · Aba 61 km · Yenagoa 64 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 Elele (5.1009°, 6.8141°, elevation 32 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).