Garko weather in May

In May, Garko sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 24 mm of rain across 5.3 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 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Garko's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:58 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Garko 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 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Garko reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°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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43826
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How May really feels in Garko

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
27 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.

Garko 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
Jan32° / 16°0011.55.3
Feb35° / 19°0011.73.4
Mar38° / 22°00.211.91.3
Apr39° / 25°71.512.20.9
May37° / 26°245.312.51.8
Jun34° / 24°408.412.63.0
Jul31° / 23°9615.112.53.7
Aug30° / 22°16419.712.33.9
Sep31° / 22°6811.912.14.2
Oct34° / 22°184.211.83.4
Nov35° / 19°0011.53.4
Dec32° / 17°0011.45.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34753
44753
54753
64951
74951
85050
95149
105149
115248
125248
135347
145446
155446
165446
175347
185347
195446
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215446
225347
235347
245347
255248
265248
275149
285149
295149
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Garko gets around 24 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
314
414
514
615
715
815
915
1015
1116
1216
1316
1416
1516
1616
1717
1817
1917
2018
2118
2218
2319
2419
2520
2621
2721
2822
2922
3022
3123

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
184155617
284155518
374145619
473145719
563135820
663125920
753125921
853125921
943116121
1043116022
1143106122
1233106123
1333106123
142396224
152396125
162396125
171386226
181286227
191286128
201286128
210276229
220276130
230176131
240166132
250166033
260156034
270155935
280146035
290046036
300045937
310035938

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
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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 30 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 6:02 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:026:23
212.46:026:23
312.46:016:23
412.46:016:24
512.46:006:24
612.46:006:24
712.46:006:24
812.46:006:24
912.45:596:24
1012.45:596:24
1112.45:596:25
1212.45:586:25
1312.45:586:25
1412.55:586:25
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1712.55:576:26
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2012.55:576:26
2112.55:576:27
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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 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
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
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Garko

In seasonPeak

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

Garko sees seasonal dust haze (December–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Garko?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Garko.

What to pack for Garko in May

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

In May, Garko sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Garko 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 Garko peaks around March 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 15UV 12Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Garko 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 Garko is worst in February — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 21102 µg/m³Jul 2124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan93Unhealthy
Feb102Unhealthy
Mar101Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May41Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct52Poor
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec84Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Garko?

Garko sits at 10.2°N, 11.2°E, 470 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gombe, 13 km away.

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Topography around Garko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 473 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 917 m.

The land around Garko is covered by cropland (51%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
358 m
80 km
917 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Gombe 13 km · Kumo 15 km · Deba 25 km · Pindiga 31 km · Biliri 35 km · Dukku 84 km · Nafada 104 km · Biu 123 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 Garko (10.1751°, 11.1646°, elevation 470 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).