Emure-Ekiti weather in May

In May, Emure-Ekiti sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 161 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 2% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Emure-Ekiti's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Emure-Ekiti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
161 mm
23.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:24 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

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 Emure-Ekiti reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Emure-Ekiti

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.

Emure-Ekiti weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 21°92.211.64.2
Feb34° / 23°235.711.83.2
Mar33° / 23°6914.111.92.9
Apr32° / 23°10618.212.23.1
May31° / 23°16123.412.33.1
Jun29° / 22°19526.212.43.3
Jul28° / 22°19327.512.43.6
Aug27° / 21°20225.512.23.9
Sep28° / 22°21527.1123.3
Oct30° / 22°17425.411.83.3
Nov31° / 22°388.311.74.4
Dec32° / 21°61.411.64.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Emure-Ekiti gets around 161 mm of rain over 23.4 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 75% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
270
371
471
572
672
772
873
973
1073
1173
1273
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1474
1574
1674
1775
1875
1976
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2176
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2679
2780
2881
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3082
3182

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 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 6:28 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:286:43
212.36:276:43
312.36:276:43
412.36:276:43
512.36:266:43
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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 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Emure-Ekiti

In seasonPeak

In May, Emure-Ekiti sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Emure-Ekiti's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Emure-Ekiti sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is May a good time to visit Emure-Ekiti?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Emure-Ekiti.

What to pack for Emure-Ekiti in May

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

In May, Emure-Ekiti sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Emure-Ekiti 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 Emure-Ekiti peaks around September 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 9 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 highExtremeVery highSep 19UV 12Feb 9UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Emure-Ekiti 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 Emure-Ekiti is worst in January — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17169 µg/m³Jul 2239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan170Very unhealthy
Feb156Very unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct70Unhealthy
Nov94Unhealthy
Dec154Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Emure-Ekiti?

Emure-Ekiti sits at 7.4°N, 5.5°E, 379 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ise-Ekiti, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Emure-Ekiti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Emure-Ekiti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 369 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 874 m.

The land around Emure-Ekiti is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
177 m
80 km
874 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Ise-Ekiti 5.0 km · Ikere-Ekiti 26 km · Owo 30 km · Ado-Ekiti 33 km · Ikare 34 km · Akure 36 km · Igbara-Odo 44 km · Igede-Ekiti 45 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 Emure-Ekiti (7.4364°, 5.4592°, elevation 379 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).