Igangan weather in May

In May, Igangan sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 122 mm of rain across 20.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Igangan's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igangan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
20.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:33 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
80%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Igangan reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13324
23324
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43324
53324
63324
73324
83324
93224
103224
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293124
303124
313123

How May really feels in Igangan

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.

Igangan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°7211.63.7
Feb35° / 24°173.811.72.8
Mar35° / 25°4410.411.92.5
Apr34° / 24°7714.812.22.7
May32° / 24°12220.112.32.9
Jun30° / 23°15823.812.43.1
Jul29° / 23°16824.412.43.5
Aug29° / 22°16122.812.33.8
Sep30° / 23°16023.2123.4
Oct31° / 23°9316.911.83.6
Nov33° / 23°15411.63.9
Dec34° / 22°61.511.64.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
41882
51882
61882
71882
81882
91882
101882
111783
121783
131783
141783
151783
161783
171783
181783
191783
201585
211585
221585
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241486
251387
261387
271288
281288
291288
301288
311189

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Igangan gets around 122 mm of rain over 20.1 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 65% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
160
261
361
462
562
663
763
863
963
1063
1163
1263
1363
1463
1563
1663
1763
1864
1964
2065
2165
2266
2367
2468
2569
2671
2772
2873
2974
3074
3175

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17426
27525
37525
47525
57525
67624
77624
87624
97624
107624
117525
127525
137525
147525
157525
167525
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207723
217723
227822
237921
248020
258119
268218
278317
288416
298515
308614
318713

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:36 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:366:52
212.36:366:53
312.36:366:53
412.36:366:53
512.36:356:53
612.36:356:53
712.36:356:53
812.36:356:53
912.36:346:53
1012.36:346:53
1112.36:346:53
1212.36:346:53
1312.36:336:54
1412.36:336:54
1512.36:336:54
1612.36:336:54
1712.46:336:54
1812.46:336:54
1912.46:336:54
2012.46:336:55
2112.46:336:55
2212.46:326:55
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2912.46:326:57
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3112.46:326:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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134.8Bright
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154.8Bright
164.7Bright
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184.7Bright
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214.7Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Igangan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Igangan 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 Igangan?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Igangan.

What to pack for Igangan in May

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

In May, Igangan sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Igangan 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 Igangan peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Dec 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Igangan 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 Igangan is worst in January — around 119 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 17117 µg/m³Aug 1029 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan119Unhealthy
Feb107Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May38Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec104Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Igangan?

Igangan sits at 7.7°N, 3.2°E, 166 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Igbo-Ora, 30 km away.

FiditiOyo

Topography around Igangan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igangan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 516 m.

The land around Igangan is covered by cropland (39%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (33%), trees (30%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
263 m
80 km
516 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Igbo-Ora 30 km · Eruwa 31 km · Orita-Eruwa 32 km · Iseyin 56 km · Abeokuta 61 km · Kétou 73 km · Fiditi 81 km · Oyo 85 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 Igangan (7.6807°, 3.1841°, elevation 166 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).