Ila Orangun weather in May

In May, Ila Orangun sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 185 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 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 Ila Orangun's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ila Orangun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
185 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:26 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
80%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Ila Orangun is town in Osun 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

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

A typical May day in Ila Orangun reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°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 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 Ila Orangun

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.

Ila Orangun weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°91.611.64.2
Feb34° / 22°193.911.73.3
Mar34° / 23°6211.311.93.0
Apr32° / 22°10918.412.23.1
May30° / 22°18524.412.43.2
Jun29° / 21°21826.912.53.3
Jul27° / 21°22127.612.43.7
Aug27° / 21°2232612.33.9
Sep28° / 21°27327.7123.4
Oct30° / 21°20624.511.83.5
Nov32° / 21°255.111.64.5
Dec33° / 20°40.911.54.5

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 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51882
61882
71882
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111882
121783
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ila Orangun gets around 185 mm of rain over 24.4 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 79% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
373
474
574
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774
875
975
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1579
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2683
2784
2884
2984
3085
3185

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
16397
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20496
21595
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23595
24694
25793
26793
27892
28991
29991
301090
311189

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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319calm

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 6:29 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:296:46
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312.36:296:46
412.36:286:46
512.36:286:46
612.36:286:46
712.36:276:46
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1212.36:266:47
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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 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.6Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ila Orangun

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Ila Orangun?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ila Orangun.

What to pack for Ila Orangun in May

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

In May, Ila Orangun sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ila Orangun 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 Ila Orangun peaks around September 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highSep 19UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ila Orangun 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 Ila Orangun is worst in February — around 145 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 8145 µg/m³Jul 1735 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan145Unhealthy
Feb145Unhealthy
Mar81Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May43Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug38Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct67Unhealthy
Nov91Unhealthy
Dec122Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ila Orangun?

Ila Orangun sits at 8.0°N, 4.9°E, 493 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Oke Ila, 11 km away.

Topography around Ila Orangun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ila Orangun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 488 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m.

The land around Ila Orangun is covered by trees (66%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
322 m
80 km
609 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Oke Ila 11 km · Otan Ayegbaju 15 km · Oyan 16 km · Oke Mesi 22 km · Ipoti 25 km · Offa 25 km · Ikirun 29 km · Ijero-Ekiti 29 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 Ila Orangun (8.0171°, 4.9042°, elevation 493 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).