Igbo-Ukwu weather in May

In May, Igbo-Ukwu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 241 mm of rain across 27.1 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Igbo-Ukwu's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igbo-Ukwu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
241 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:20 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
86%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Igbo-Ukwu 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Igbo-Ukwu reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Igbo-Ukwu

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.

Igbo-Ukwu 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°153.511.73.2
Feb35° / 24°367.711.82.6
Mar34° / 24°10016.8122.6
Apr32° / 24°17922.412.12.6
May31° / 23°24127.112.32.6
Jun30° / 23°26728.112.32.9
Jul28° / 22°24328.412.33.2
Aug28° / 22°23226.512.23.4
Sep29° / 23°27928.9122.9
Oct30° / 23°26928.711.92.8
Nov31° / 23°8213.311.73.8
Dec33° / 22°133.311.74.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
51090
61090
71090
81090
91090
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28595
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31595

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Igbo-Ukwu gets around 241 mm of rain over 27.1 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 88% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
380
480
581
681
782
883
984
1084
1185
1286
1387
1488
1589
1689
1790
1891
1991
2092
2192
2292
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2492
2592
2692
2792
2892
2992
3092
3192

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16535
26535
36535
46436
56535
66535
76535
86535
96535
106535
116634
126634
136634
146634
156733
166733
176832
186832
196931
207030
217030
227129
237327
247426
257525
267723
277921
288020
298218
308416
318515

Wind in May

Winds average 6 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
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 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 6:23 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:236:35
212.26:236:35
312.26:226:35
412.26:226:35
512.26:226:35
612.26:226:35
712.26:216:36
812.26:216:36
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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 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 4.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.6Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
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84.5Bright
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134.5Bright
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154.4Bright
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214.3Bright
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244.2Bright
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264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Igbo-Ukwu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Igbo-Ukwu sees seasonal dust haze (December–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 Igbo-Ukwu?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Igbo-Ukwu.

What to pack for Igbo-Ukwu in May

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

In May, Igbo-Ukwu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Igbo-Ukwu 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 Igbo-Ukwu peaks around September 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highSep 21UV 12Dec 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Igbo-Ukwu 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 Igbo-Ukwu is worst in January — around 201 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 58 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 11201 µg/m³Aug 1058 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan201Very unhealthy
Feb171Very unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr98Unhealthy
May83Unhealthy
Jun73Unhealthy
Jul59Unhealthy
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct92Unhealthy
Nov108Unhealthy
Dec197Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Igbo-Ukwu?

Igbo-Ukwu sits at 6.0°N, 7.0°E, 359 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Agulu, 10 km away.

Topography around Igbo-Ukwu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igbo-Ukwu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 328 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m.

The land around Igbo-Ukwu is covered by trees (77%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
575 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Agulu 10 km · Uga 11 km · Nnewi 11 km · Enugu-Ukwu 17 km · Ozubulu 20 km · Awka 22 km · Ihiala 25 km · Nkpor 26 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 Igbo-Ukwu (6.018°, 7.0203°, elevation 359 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).