Ikire weather in May

In May, Ikire sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 209 mm of rain across 27.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 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 Ikire's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ikire's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 209 mm; 27.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:29 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Ikire is town in Osun state..

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ikire reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	29	23
30	29	23
31	29	23

How May really feels in Ikire

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ikire weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 22°	20	5.4	11.6	4.0
Feb	34° / 24°	35	9	11.8	3.2
Mar	33° / 24°	84	19.8	12	2.8
Apr	31° / 24°	143	23	12.2	2.9
May	30° / 23°	209	27.1	12.3	2.9
Jun	29° / 23°	232	28.2	12.4	3.1
Jul	28° / 22°	232	28.5	12.4	3.5
Aug	27° / 22°	205	27	12.2	3.7
Sep	28° / 22°	239	28.3	12	3.2
Oct	29° / 23°	187	26.8	11.8	3.2
Nov	31° / 23°	53	13.9	11.7	4.0
Dec	32° / 22°	15	4.7	11.6	4.5

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 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	5
Cloudier (%)	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	94	94	94	94	95	95	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ikire gets around 209 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 90% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	87
14	87
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	52	53	55	57	59	61	64	66	68	70
Miserable (%)	59	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	48	47	45	43	41	39	36	34	32	30

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	55	45
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	61	39
28	64	36
29	66	34
30	68	32
31	70	30

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
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17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
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31	6	calm

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 6:33 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:52 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29
Sunset (PM)	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:33	6:48
2	12.3	6:32	6:48
3	12.3	6:32	6:48
4	12.3	6:32	6:48
5	12.3	6:32	6:48
6	12.3	6:31	6:48
7	12.3	6:31	6:48
8	12.3	6:31	6:49
9	12.3	6:31	6:49
10	12.3	6:30	6:49
11	12.3	6:30	6:49
12	12.3	6:30	6:49
13	12.3	6:30	6:49
14	12.3	6:30	6:49
15	12.3	6:30	6:49
16	12.3	6:29	6:50
17	12.3	6:29	6:50
18	12.3	6:29	6:50
19	12.3	6:29	6:50
20	12.4	6:29	6:50
21	12.4	6:29	6:50
22	12.4	6:29	6:51
23	12.4	6:29	6:51
24	12.4	6:29	6:51
25	12.4	6:29	6:51
26	12.4	6:29	6:51
27	12.4	6:29	6:52
28	12.4	6:29	6:52
29	12.4	6:29	6:52
30	12.4	6:29	6:52
31	12.4	6:29	6:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ikire

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ikire 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 Ikire?

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

4.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ikire.

What to pack for Ikire in May

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

In May, Ikire sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ikire 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 Ikire peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 7 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	7	8	13	12	11	11	11	10	12	11	9	7
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	High
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Ikire 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 Ikire is worst in January — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (July, 45 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	170	158	86	72	58	52	45	46	58	78	100	157
Level	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	170	Very unhealthy
Feb	158	Very unhealthy
Mar	86	Unhealthy
Apr	72	Unhealthy
May	58	Unhealthy
Jun	52	Poor
Jul	45	Poor
Aug	46	Poor
Sep	58	Unhealthy
Oct	78	Unhealthy
Nov	100	Unhealthy
Dec	157	Very unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Ikire?

Ikire sits at 7.4°N, 4.2°E, 209 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Apomu, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Ikire

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ikire has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 206 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m.

The land around Ikire is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (44%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km

113 m

artificial surfaces 48%

16 km

204 m

trees 83%

80 km

650 m

trees 78%

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← April Ikire year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Apomu 2.0 km · Modakeke 8.0 km · Lalupon 17 km · Gbongan 22 km · Olupona 26 km · Iwo 30 km · Ibadan 31 km · Ile-Ife 43 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

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 Ikire (7.3698°, 4.1863°, elevation 209 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	29	23
30	29	23
31	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	87
14	87
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	55	45
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	61	39
28	64	36
29	66	34
30	68	32
31	70	30

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	29	23
30	29	23
31	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	87
14	87
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	55	45
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	61	39
28	64	36
29	66	34
30	68	32
31	70	30

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	29	23
30	29	23
31	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	87
14	87
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	55	45
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	61	39
28	64	36
29	66	34
30	68	32
31	70	30