Katsina-Ala weather in May

In May, Katsina-Ala sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 103 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 3% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Katsina-Ala's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Katsina-Ala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:09 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

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 Katsina-Ala reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°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 Katsina-Ala

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.

Katsina-Ala weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°20.311.63.1
Feb37° / 24°71.411.82.1
Mar37° / 26°173.2121.9
Apr35° / 26°517.612.22.5
May33° / 25°10314.412.33.0
Jun31° / 24°9816.612.43.6
Jul30° / 23°12020.212.43.8
Aug29° / 23°17023.112.23.6
Sep30° / 23°18524.5123.2
Oct31° / 23°14820.311.83.4
Nov33° / 23°223.711.74.0
Dec34° / 22°20.311.63.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
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71387
81486
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Katsina-Ala gets around 103 mm of rain over 14.4 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 47% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
236
337
438
539
640
741
841
942
1043
1143
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1546
1647
1748
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2050
2151
2251
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2756
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2957
3058
3158

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12926
22926
32926
42926
52926
61936
71936
81936
91936
101936
111936
121936
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160946
170946
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200937
210937
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230937
240937
250937
260946
270946
280946
290955
300955
310964

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:136:28
212.36:126:28
312.36:126:28
412.36:126:28
512.36:116:28
612.36:116:28
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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 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Katsina-Ala

In seasonPeak

In May, Katsina-Ala sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Katsina-Ala sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is May a good time to visit Katsina-Ala?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Katsina-Ala.

What to pack for Katsina-Ala in May

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

In May, Katsina-Ala sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Katsina-Ala 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 Katsina-Ala peaks around September 18 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 18UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Katsina-Ala 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 Katsina-Ala is worst in January — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 19109 µg/m³Jul 1527 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan111Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May32Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec91Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Katsina-Ala?

Katsina-Ala sits at 7.2°N, 9.3°E, 152 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gboko, 36 km away.

TakumOgojaIgborWukariMakurdiWum

Topography around Katsina-Ala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katsina-Ala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 118 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 m.

The land around Katsina-Ala is covered by cropland (43%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
1,814 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Gboko 36 km · Obudu 57 km · Takum 78 km · Ogoja 78 km · Igbor 81 km · Wukari 95 km · Makurdi 105 km · Wum 123 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 Katsina-Ala (7.1694°, 9.2846°, elevation 152 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).