Funtua weather in May

In May, Funtua sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 69 mm of rain across 12 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 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Funtua's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Funtua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:11 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Funtua reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 4°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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303223
313223

How May really feels in Funtua

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.

Funtua 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
Jan29° / 15°0011.47.3
Feb32° / 18°0011.65.2
Mar35° / 21°10.511.93.0
Apr36° / 24°153.212.22.1
May34° / 24°691212.52.8
Jun31° / 22°10816.812.73.9
Jul28° / 21°16023.112.64.1
Aug27° / 21°24526.412.43.9
Sep29° / 21°1642312.13.9
Oct31° / 20°488.811.74.8
Nov31° / 18°0011.55.7
Dec29° / 16°0011.37.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65347
75248
85248
95248
105248
115347
125347
135347
145347
155545
165545
175545
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195545
205545
215446
225446
235446
245446
255347
265347
275347
285248
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Funtua gets around 69 mm of rain over 12 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 38% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
227
328
429
530
631
731
832
932
1033
1133
1233
1334
1434
1535
1636
1737
1838
1939
2040
2141
2242
2344
2445
2546
2648
2749
2850
2951
3052
3153

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1158194712
2147194813
3136184814
4126184916
5115175017
6105175018
7105165019
895165020
985165021
1074155222
1174155123
1264155124
1354155125
1454145126
1544145226
1644145127
1734145128
1834145029
1924135130
2024135031
2124125032
2213115233
2313115035
2413105036
251295038
261294939
271284941
280274942
290164844
300154845
310154747

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1611calm
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1811calm
1911calm
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2211calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:166:40
212.46:156:40
312.46:156:40
412.46:156:40
512.46:146:41
612.46:146:41
712.56:146:41
812.56:136:41
912.56:136:41
1012.56:136:42
1112.56:126:42
1212.56:126:42
1312.56:126:42
1412.56:126:42
1512.56:116:43
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1912.56:116:44
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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 6.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Funtua

In seasonPeak

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

Funtua's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Funtua sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Funtua?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Funtua.

What to pack for Funtua in May

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

In May, Funtua sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Funtua 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 Funtua peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighAug 18UV 13Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Funtua 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 Funtua is worst in February — around 127 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14126 µg/m³Jul 2230 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan119Unhealthy
Feb127Unhealthy
Mar118Unhealthy
Apr86Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep48Poor
Oct79Unhealthy
Nov95Unhealthy
Dec114Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Funtua?

Funtua sits at 11.5°N, 7.3°E, 709 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Malumfashi, 45 km away.

GwarzoSofo-Birnin-GwariGusauSobaKadunaDutsen Wai

Topography around Funtua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Funtua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 697 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m.

The land around Funtua is covered by cropland (54%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, cropland (88%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
396 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Malumfashi 45 km · Zaria 64 km · Gwarzo 81 km · Sofo-Birnin-Gwari 81 km · Gusau 101 km · Soba 101 km · Kaduna 112 km · Dutsen Wai 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 Funtua (11.5235°, 7.3117°, elevation 709 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).