Gombi weather in May

In May, Gombi sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 49 mm of rain across 10 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 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Gombi's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gombi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:51 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gombi reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°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)
13726
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How May really feels in Gombi

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.

Gombi 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°0011.55.0
Feb35° / 19°0011.73.1
Mar38° / 23°10.311.91.1
Apr38° / 26°134.212.20.9
May36° / 25°491012.52.1
Jun33° / 24°5812.312.63.4
Jul30° / 22°11118.212.53.9
Aug28° / 22°18122.812.33.9
Sep30° / 22°11318.912.13.9
Oct32° / 22°479.211.83.9
Nov34° / 19°10.311.53.9
Dec32° / 17°0011.45.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44654
54654
64654
74753
84753
94852
104852
114852
124852
134852
144852
154753
164852
174852
184852
194753
204753
214753
224852
234852
244753
254654
264753
274654
284654
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gombi gets around 49 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
227
327
427
527
627
728
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1329
1429
1530
1631
1731
1832
1933
2034
2135
2236
2337
2438
2539
2639
2740
2840
2941
3041
3141

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1136154720
2125144721
3115134823
4115124924
5105124924
694125025
784115126
884115126
974115226
1064115227
1154105427
1253105527
1343105528
1443105528
153395629
163395629
172395630
182395630
192395531
201285633
211285534
221275535
231275337
241265338
251165339
261155241
271155142
280155143
290145144
300045145
310035146

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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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
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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 5:56 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:566:17
212.45:556:17
312.45:556:17
412.45:556:17
512.45:546:17
612.45:546:18
712.45:546:18
812.45:536:18
912.45:536:18
1012.45:536:18
1112.45:526:18
1212.45:526:18
1312.45:526:19
1412.55:526:19
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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 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
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126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
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176.3Intense
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206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gombi

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Gombi?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gombi.

What to pack for Gombi in May

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

In May, Gombi sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Gombi 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 Gombi peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Jan 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gombi 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 Gombi is worst in February — around 93 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 2293 µg/m³Jul 2222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan86Unhealthy
Feb93Unhealthy
Mar93Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May37Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct51Poor
Nov63Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gombi?

Gombi sits at 10.2°N, 12.7°E, 597 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Mubi, 59 km away.

BiuJimetaDamboaNumanYolaGarouaPitoa

Topography around Gombi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gombi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 579 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,144 m.

The land around Gombi is covered by cropland (57%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
187 m
16 km
398 m
80 km
1,144 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Mubi 59 km · Biu 77 km · Jimeta 103 km · Damboa 110 km · Numan 110 km · Yola 110 km · Garoua 121 km · Pitoa 121 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 Gombi (10.1676°, 12.7368°, elevation 597 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).