Kiyawa weather in May

In May, Kiyawa sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 26 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kiyawa's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiyawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:02 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
49%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kiyawa reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13925
23926
33926
43926
53926
63926
73926
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103926
113926
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203826
213826
223826
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253726
263726
273726
283726
293726
303726
313726

How May really feels in Kiyawa

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Kiyawa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 13°0011.46.8
Feb33° / 16°0011.64.6
Mar37° / 20°00.111.92.0
Apr39° / 24°3112.30.6
May38° / 26°265.312.51.1
Jun35° / 25°611112.72.5
Jul32° / 23°15420.912.63.1
Aug30° / 23°22823.412.43.2
Sep32° / 23°10614.712.13.5
Oct34° / 22°183.811.73.3
Nov34° / 17°0011.54.2
Dec30° / 14°0011.36.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
45941
55941
66040
76040
86040
96139
106139
116139
126139
136139
146139
156139
166139
176139
186139
196139
206139
216139
226139
236139
246139
256139
266139
276040
286040
296139
306139
316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kiyawa gets around 26 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
211
312
412
513
613
713
813
913
1013
1113
1213
1314
1414
1514
1615
1715
1816
1917
2018
2119
2220
2321
2422
2523
2624
2725
2826
2927
3027
3128

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1241027345
2231026365
322926386
420926396
519825416
618825427
717825437
816825437
915826448
1014826448
1113826458
1213826458
1312826459
1412826459
15118264510
16108254511
17108254512
1898244613
1998244614
2087234715
2187224816
2276204918
2366194919
2466185021
2555175122
2655165024
2744155126
2834145128
2933135130
3023125132
3123115034

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 6:06 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:066:31
212.46:066:31
312.46:066:31
412.46:056:32
512.46:056:32
612.56:046:32
712.56:046:32
812.56:046:32
912.56:036:33
1012.56:036:33
1112.56:036:33
1212.56:036:33
1312.56:026:33
1412.56:026:34
1512.56:026:34
1612.56:026:34
1712.56:016:34
1812.66:016:35
1912.66:016:35
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2112.66:016:35
2212.66:016:36
2312.66:006:36
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2612.66:006:37
2712.66:006:37
2812.66:006:37
2912.66:006:37
3012.66:006:38
3112.66:006:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kiyawa

In seasonPeak

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

Kiyawa's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kiyawa sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Kiyawa?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kiyawa.

What to pack for Kiyawa in May

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

In May, Kiyawa sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kiyawa in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kiyawa peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kiyawa 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 Kiyawa is worst in February — around 121 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 38 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 17120 µg/m³Aug 1039 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan114Unhealthy
Feb121Unhealthy
Mar117Unhealthy
Apr101Unhealthy
May72Unhealthy
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul39Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct77Unhealthy
Nov82Unhealthy
Dec106Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kiyawa?

Kiyawa sits at 11.8°N, 9.6°E, 395 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Chakwama, 26 km away.

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Topography around Kiyawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiyawa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 389 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m.

The land around Kiyawa is covered by cropland (87%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
392 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Chakwama 26 km · Dutse 29 km · Birnin Kudu 40 km · Gwaram 64 km · Azare 65 km · Gaya 66 km · Wudil 83 km · Hadejia 88 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 Kiyawa (11.7844°, 9.6069°, elevation 395 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).