Ogbomoso weather in May

In May, Ogbomoso sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 113 mm of rain across 17.8 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 32°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ogbomoso's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ogbomoso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:28 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Ogbomoso is city 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ogbomoso reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 34°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 Ogbomoso

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.

Ogbomoso 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
Jan33° / 21°40.911.64.2
Feb35° / 23°102.611.73.1
Mar35° / 24°387.511.92.6
Apr34° / 24°7112.212.22.9
May32° / 23°11317.812.43.2
Jun30° / 23°14421.912.53.5
Jul28° / 22°16424.112.43.9
Aug28° / 22°16723.512.34.2
Sep29° / 22°17523.1123.7
Oct30° / 22°9717.211.83.9
Nov32° / 22°112.511.64.5
Dec33° / 21°20.511.54.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42575
52476
62575
72575
82476
92476
102476
112575
122575
132575
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ogbomoso gets around 113 mm of rain over 17.8 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 58% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
152
253
353
453
554
654
754
854
954
1054
1154
1254
1355
1455
1555
1655
1756
1856
1957
2058
2158
2259
2360
2462
2563
2664
2765
2866
2967
3068
3169

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11963
21963
31963
41963
51963
61963
71963
81963
91963
101972
110982
120982
130982
140982
150991
160991
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201981
211981
221981
232971
242971
252971
262971
272971
282971
292971
303961
313961

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
179calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:326:49
212.36:316:49
312.36:316:49
412.36:316:49
512.36:316:49
612.36:306:49
712.36:306:49
812.36:306:49
912.36:306:49
1012.36:296:50
1112.36:296:50
1212.36:296:50
1312.46:296:50
1412.46:286:50
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2712.46:276:53
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3112.46:276:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ogbomoso

In seasonPeak

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

Ogbomoso's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ogbomoso sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is May a good time to visit Ogbomoso?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ogbomoso.

What to pack for Ogbomoso in May

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

In May, Ogbomoso sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ogbomoso 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 Ogbomoso peaks around March 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highMar 24UV 12Dec 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ogbomoso 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 Ogbomoso is worst in February — around 140 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 8140 µg/m³Jul 1935 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan139Unhealthy
Feb140Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May44Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov93Unhealthy
Dec124Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ogbomoso?

Ogbomoso sits at 8.1°N, 4.2°E, 361 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ejigbo, 27 km away.

Topography around Ogbomoso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ogbomoso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 334 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m.

The land around Ogbomoso is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, trees (29%), shrubs (28%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
504 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Ejigbo 27 km · Inisa 33 km · Ilobu 43 km · Oyo 46 km · Ede 49 km · Ilorin 52 km · Offa 53 km · Ikirun 53 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 Ogbomoso (8.1337°, 4.2401°, elevation 361 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).