Igboho weather in May

In May, Igboho sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 134 mm of rain across 20.6 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 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Igboho's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igboho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
134 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:29 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
75%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Igboho is town/place in Oyo State, Nigeria.

Founded
1550

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 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Igboho reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°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.

20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13324
23324
33323
43323
53323
63323
73323
83323
93323
103323
113223
123223
133223
143223
153223
163223
173223
183223
193223
203223
213223
223223
233223
243223
253223
263223
273223
283123
293123
303123
313123

How May really feels in Igboho

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.

Igboho 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
Jan33° / 20°30.611.54.2
Feb35° / 22°61.611.73.1
Mar35° / 24°30611.92.4
Apr34° / 24°7613.112.22.6
May32° / 23°13420.612.42.9
Jun30° / 22°1502212.53.4
Jul29° / 22°1822512.53.6
Aug28° / 22°19724.712.33.8
Sep29° / 22°19324.312.13.3
Oct31° / 22°9916.911.83.6
Nov33° / 22°82.111.64.0
Dec33° / 20°10.311.54.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 74%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52773
62872
72773
82872
92773
102872
112872
122773
132872
142872
152872
162872
172872
182872
192773
202773
212674
222674
232575
242575
252476
262377
272278
282278
292278
302278
312179

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Igboho gets around 134 mm of rain over 20.6 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 66% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
159
260
361
462
562
662
762
863
962
1062
1162
1262
1362
1463
1563
1663
1764
1865
1966
2067
2168
2269
2370
2471
2572
2673
2774
2874
2975
3075
3176

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
103961
112971
122971
132971
142971
152971
162971
172971
182971
192971
202971
212971
222971
233961
243961
253961
263961
273961
283961
294951
304951
314951

Wind in May

Winds average 8 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.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:33 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:336:51
212.36:336:51
312.36:326:52
412.36:326:52
512.36:326:52
612.36:316:52
712.36:316:52
812.46:316:52
912.46:316:52
1012.46:306:52
1112.46:306:52
1212.46:306:53
1312.46:306:53
1412.46:296:53
1512.46:296:53
1612.46:296:53
1712.46:296:53
1812.46:296:54
1912.46:296:54
2012.46:296:54
2112.46:296:54
2212.46:286:54
2312.46:286:55
2412.46:286:55
2512.46:286:55
2612.56:286:55
2712.56:286:56
2812.56:286:56
2912.56:286:56
3012.56:286:56
3112.56:286:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0246151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Igboho

In seasonPeak

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

Igboho's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Igboho 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 Igboho?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Igboho.

What to pack for Igboho in May

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

In May, Igboho sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Igboho 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 Igboho peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highApr 10UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Igboho 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 Igboho is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1094 µg/m³Jul 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr48Poor
May30Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Igboho?

Igboho sits at 8.8°N, 3.8°E, 405 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kisi, 29 km away.

OkutaKaiamaIlorinOgbomosoIseyin

Topography around Igboho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igboho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 398 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m.

The land around Igboho is covered by shrubs (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%), cropland (30%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
182 m
80 km
360 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kisi 29 km · Igbeti 42 km · Saki 44 km · Okuta 74 km · Kaiama 88 km · Ilorin 94 km · Ogbomoso 95 km · Iseyin 98 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 Igboho (8.8378°, 3.7563°, elevation 405 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).