Nasarawa weather in May

In May, Nasarawa sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 112 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nasarawa's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nasarawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:14 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nasarawa reaches about 32°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 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°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 Nasarawa

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.

Nasarawa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°10.311.63.2
Feb36° / 24°40.911.72.3
Mar37° / 26°163.211.91.9
Apr35° / 26°477.812.22.5
May32° / 25°11215.312.43.1
Jun30° / 24°1682112.53.4
Jul29° / 23°21826.212.43.3
Aug29° / 23°25727.712.33.2
Sep30° / 23°23025.112.13.2
Oct31° / 23°10317.311.83.7
Nov34° / 23°71.611.63.9
Dec35° / 21°20.311.53.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 80%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32278
42278
52377
62377
72377
82476
92476
102377
112476
122377
132377
142377
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nasarawa gets around 112 mm of rain over 15.3 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 49% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
238
339
440
541
641
742
843
944
1044
1145
1245
1346
1447
1547
1648
1748
1849
1950
2051
2152
2253
2355
2456
2558
2659
2760
2862
2963
3064
3165

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16913
25923
35923
45923
55923
65923
74933
84933
94933
104933
114924
123934
133934
143934
152944
162944
172935
182935
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201945
211945
221945
231945
240955
250955
260964
270964
280964
290964
300973
310973

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 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 6:17 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:176:35
212.36:176:35
312.36:176:35
412.36:166:36
512.36:166:36
612.36:166:36
712.36:166:36
812.36:156:36
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1012.46:156:36
1112.46:156:36
1212.46:146:36
1312.46:146:37
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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 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.5Bright
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264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nasarawa

In seasonPeak

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

Nasarawa's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Nasarawa?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nasarawa.

What to pack for Nasarawa in May

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

In May, Nasarawa sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nasarawa 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 Nasarawa peaks around September 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 9 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 17UV 12Feb 9UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nasarawa 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 Nasarawa is worst in January — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 20121 µg/m³Jul 1826 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan123Unhealthy
Feb113Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May35Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct45Poor
Nov55Poor
Dec90Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nasarawa?

Nasarawa sits at 8.5°N, 7.7°E, 185 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Keffi, 39 km away.

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Topography around Nasarawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nasarawa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 885 m.

The land around Nasarawa is covered by cropland (46%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
537 m
80 km
885 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Keffi 39 km · Abuja 62 km · Kuje 65 km · Doma 73 km · Akwanga 87 km · Lafia 89 km · Suleja 92 km · Wamba 108 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 Nasarawa (8.5389°, 7.7082°, elevation 185 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).