Gwaram weather in May

In May, Gwaram sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 37 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 38% 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 Gwaram's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gwaram's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:01 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10
← AprilGwaram year-round climateJune →Best places to visit in May
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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 Gwaram reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°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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How May really feels in Gwaram

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
20 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ 0°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.

Gwaram weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 14°0011.46.6
Feb33° / 16°0011.64.5
Mar37° / 20°00.111.92.1
Apr39° / 24°41.312.20.9
May37° / 25°377.312.51.5
Jun34° / 24°8414.812.62.8
Jul30° / 23°20123.812.63.2
Aug29° / 22°27326.512.43.2
Sep31° / 22°13819.212.13.6
Oct33° / 21°315.711.73.8
Nov33° / 18°0011.54.3
Dec30° / 14°0011.46.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
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125743
135743
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gwaram gets around 37 mm of rain over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
216
317
418
518
619
719
819
919
1019
1119
1219
1319
1419
1519
1620
1721
1821
1922
2023
2125
2226
2327
2429
2530
2631
2733
2834
2935
3035
3136

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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121830328
220830349
3197293510
4187293710
5177283811
6166283912
7146274012
8147264013
9137264113
10127264213
11117264313
12107254413
13107254514
1497244614
1597244614
1687234715
1777234716
1877224716
1967214818
2067204819
2166204820
2256194922
2355184924
2445174826
2544164828
2634154830
2733144732
2823144734
2922134736
3022124639
3111114641

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
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109calm
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129calm
139calm
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169calm
179calm
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248calm
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278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:06 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:066:29
212.46:056:30
312.46:056:30
412.46:056:30
512.46:046:30
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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 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gwaram

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gwaram sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Gwaram?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gwaram.

What to pack for Gwaram in May

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

In May, Gwaram sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Gwaram 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 Gwaram peaks around August 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highExtremeVery highAug 20UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Gwaram 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 Gwaram is worst in February — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 16115 µg/m³Jul 2432 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb115Unhealthy
Mar110Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May59Unhealthy
Jun47Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep43Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov75Unhealthy
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gwaram?

Gwaram sits at 11.3°N, 9.9°E, 452 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Chakwama, 39 km away.

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Topography around Gwaram

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gwaram has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 428 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m.

The land around Gwaram is covered by cropland (85%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
246 m
80 km
569 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
← AprilGwaram year-round climateJune →Best places to visit in May
May weather nearby: Chakwama 39 km · Birnin Kudu 48 km · Azare 55 km · Kiyawa 64 km · Darazo 65 km · Kari 74 km · Dutse 80 km · Bauchi 108 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 Gwaram (11.2773°, 9.8839°, elevation 452 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).