Magumeri weather in May

In May, Magumeri sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 12.6 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 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Magumeri's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magumeri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:48 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
46%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
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 38°C by the end.

A typical May day in Magumeri reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Magumeri

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.

Magumeri 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° / 14°0011.46.3
Feb34° / 17°0011.64.2
Mar38° / 21°0011.91.6
Apr40° / 24°30.912.30.3
May39° / 26°163.712.60.7
Jun36° / 26°286.312.72.0
Jul33° / 24°9115.212.63.2
Aug31° / 23°17319.912.43.5
Sep33° / 23°701112.13.5
Oct35° / 22°133.111.72.8
Nov34° / 18°0011.43.7
Dec31° / 15°0011.36.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Magumeri gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
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69
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2014
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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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1291025314
2281025324
3271026335
4261026335
5251026346
6241026346
7231026347
8221126347
9221126357
10211126358
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23108214714
2497214815
2587205016
2676195117
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2944175421
3043165522
3133155623

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:536:19
212.45:536:19
312.45:526:19
412.55:526:19
512.55:526:19
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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 6.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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286.7Intense
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316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Magumeri

In seasonPeak

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

Magumeri sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Magumeri?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Magumeri.

What to pack for Magumeri in May

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

In May, Magumeri sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Magumeri in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Magumeri peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highAug 18UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Magumeri 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 Magumeri is worst in February — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 15107 µg/m³Aug 1524 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan101Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar101Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul27Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec94Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Magumeri?

Magumeri sits at 12.1°N, 12.8°E, 336 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Maiduguri, 47 km away.

DamaturuMongunoDamboaMarteBamaDikwaKukawa

Topography around Magumeri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magumeri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 328 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m.

The land around Magumeri is covered by cropland (60%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
113 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Maiduguri 47 km · Damaturu 103 km · Monguno 105 km · Damboa 107 km · Marte 113 km · Bama 115 km · Dikwa 119 km · Kukawa 121 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 Magumeri (12.1145°, 12.8262°, elevation 336 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).