Oke Mesi weather in May

In May, Oke Mesi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 166 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Oke Mesi's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oke Mesi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
23.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:26 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Oke Mesi 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Oke Mesi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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 Oke Mesi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 28 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
28
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.

Oke Mesi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°122.511.64.1
Feb34° / 22°285.711.73.4
Mar33° / 23°7815.411.93.1
Apr31° / 23°11319.212.23.3
May30° / 22°16623.912.43.4
Jun28° / 22°20726.612.43.5
Jul27° / 21°19627.712.43.7
Aug27° / 21°20425.812.33.9
Sep28° / 21°24327.8123.5
Oct29° / 21°20926.111.83.4
Nov31° / 21°417.911.64.6
Dec33° / 20°61.411.64.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51684
61585
71585
81585
91585
101486
111486
121486
131486
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311189

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Oke Mesi gets around 166 mm of rain over 23.9 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 77% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
374
474
574
674
774
874
974
1074
1174
1275
1375
1475
1575
1676
1776
1877
1977
2078
2178
2279
2379
2480
2580
2681
2781
2882
2982
3083
3183

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
51981
61981
70991
80991
90991
1001000
1101000
1201000
1301000
141990
151990
161990
171990
181990
192980
202980
213970
223970
233970
244960
254960
265950
275950
286940
296940
307930
317930

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
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 6:29 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:296:46
212.36:296:46
312.36:296:46
412.36:286:46
512.36:286:46
612.36:286:46
712.36:286:46
812.36:276:46
912.36:276:46
1012.36:276:46
1112.36:276:47
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1312.36:266:47
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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 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.9Bright
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264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Oke Mesi

In seasonPeak

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

Oke Mesi's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Oke Mesi 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 Oke Mesi?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oke Mesi.

What to pack for Oke Mesi in May

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

In May, Oke Mesi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Oke Mesi 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 Oke Mesi peaks around September 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 19UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Oke Mesi 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 Oke Mesi is worst in January — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17169 µg/m³Jul 2239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan170Very unhealthy
Feb156Very unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct70Unhealthy
Nov94Unhealthy
Dec154Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Oke Mesi?

Oke Mesi sits at 7.8°N, 4.9°E, 514 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Oke Ila, 17 km away.

Topography around Oke Mesi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oke Mesi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 462 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 605 m.

The land around Oke Mesi is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
360 m
80 km
605 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Oke Ila 17 km · Ijero-Ekiti 17 km · Efon-Alaaye 18 km · Ijebu-Jesa 18 km · Aramoko-Ekiti 18 km · Ipoti 19 km · Otan Ayegbaju 20 km · Ila Orangun 22 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 Oke Mesi (7.8167°, 4.9167°, elevation 514 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).