Kumagunnam weather in May

In May, Kumagunnam sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kumagunnam's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kumagunnam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:56 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
38%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kumagunnam is human settlement in 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 41°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kumagunnam reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with 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 Kumagunnam

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.

Kumagunnam weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 14°0011.36.9
Feb33° / 17°0011.64.7
Mar37° / 21°00.111.91.8
Apr40° / 25°10.112.30.1
May41° / 27°71.912.60.0
Jun39° / 27°143.112.80.8
Jul35° / 25°6411.312.72.5
Aug32° / 24°13015.312.43.3
Sep35° / 24°386.712.12.7
Oct37° / 23°61.511.71.9
Nov34° / 19°0011.43.8
Dec30° / 15°0011.26.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36931
46931
56931
67030
77030
87030
97030
107129
117228
127228
137228
147327
157327
167327
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kumagunnam gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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34
44
54
64
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
160181741
259181841
358181941
457181951
556182051
655182052
755182052
854182152
955172152
1055172152
1154172162
1253172163
1353162173
1452162183
1552162183
1650162293
17491622103
18471622123
19461623133
20441624143
21411624153
22391625164
23361626174
24341727184
25311728204
26291729215
27271730225
28241631235
29221633245
30201634255
31181635265

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 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 6:01 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:016:29
212.56:006:29
312.56:006:29
412.55:596:29
512.55:596:29
612.55:596:30
712.55:586:30
812.55:586:30
912.55:586:30
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1712.65:556:32
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2112.65:546:33
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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 7.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kumagunnam

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Kumagunnam?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kumagunnam.

What to pack for Kumagunnam in May

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

In May, Kumagunnam sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kumagunnam 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 Kumagunnam peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Kumagunnam 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 Kumagunnam is worst in February — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 12107 µg/m³Aug 1827 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan103Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar97Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May59Unhealthy
Jun54Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug26Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct54Poor
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec96Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kumagunnam?

Kumagunnam sits at 13.2°N, 10.6°E, 346 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Nguru, 37 km away.

GouréHadejiaGeidamGumelMaïné SoroaPotiskum

Topography around Kumagunnam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kumagunnam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 343 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m.

The land around Kumagunnam is covered by grassland (86%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
6 m
16 km
22 m
80 km
170 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
May weather nearby: Nguru 37 km · Gashua 54 km · Gouré 100 km · Hadejia 101 km · Geidam 143 km · Gumel 147 km · Maïné Soroa 151 km · Potiskum 167 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 Kumagunnam (13.155°, 10.6347°, elevation 346 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).