Igbeti weather in May

In May, Igbeti sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 113 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Igbeti's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igbeti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:28 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Igbeti is town in northern Oyo State, 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 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Igbeti reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°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)
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How May really feels in Igbeti

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.

Igbeti 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° / 21°30.511.53.8
Feb36° / 23°51.111.72.6
Mar36° / 24°244.911.92.0
Apr35° / 24°5911.612.22.3
May33° / 24°11318.312.42.8
Jun31° / 23°14521.112.53.3
Jul29° / 22°17324.312.53.5
Aug28° / 22°19723.812.33.7
Sep30° / 22°18523.612.13.3
Oct32° / 22°8214.711.83.7
Nov34° / 22°4111.63.8
Dec34° / 20°10.211.54.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
83070
93070
103169
113070
123070
133169
143169
153169
163268
173268
183268
193268
203169
213169
223169
233070
243070
252971
262872
272872
282773
292674
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Igbeti gets around 113 mm of rain over 18.3 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 59% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
255
355
456
556
656
756
856
956
1056
1155
1255
1355
1455
1555
1655
1756
1856
1957
2058
2159
2260
2361
2462
2564
2665
2767
2868
2969
3070
3171

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
64951
74951
84951
93961
103961
113961
123961
132971
142971
152971
162980
172980
182980
192980
203970
213970
223970
233970
243970
254960
264960
274960
284960
294960
304960
315950

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:326:50
212.36:316:50
312.36:316:50
412.36:316:50
512.36:306:50
612.36:306:50
712.36:306:50
812.46:296:50
912.46:296:51
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1212.46:286:51
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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 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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95.6Bright
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125.6Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Igbeti

In seasonPeak

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

Igbeti's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Igbeti sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

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

Is May a good time to visit Igbeti?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Igbeti.

What to pack for Igbeti in May

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

In May, Igbeti sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Igbeti 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 Igbeti peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highApr 9UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Igbeti 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 Igbeti is worst in February — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 8106 µg/m³Jul 2025 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan105Unhealthy
Feb107Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May35Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct49Poor
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec84Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Igbeti?

Igbeti sits at 8.7°N, 4.1°E, 371 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Igboho, 42 km away.

Bode SaaduSakiJebbaOffa

Topography around Igbeti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igbeti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 390 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 472 m.

The land around Igbeti is covered by shrubs (28%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%), trees (21%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%), cropland (28%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
257 m
80 km
472 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Igboho 42 km · Kisi 48 km · Ilorin 53 km · Ogbomoso 69 km · Bode Saadu 75 km · Saki 82 km · Jebba 87 km · Offa 93 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 Igbeti (8.7492°, 4.1311°, elevation 371 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).