Orita-Eruwa weather in May

In May, Orita-Eruwa sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 141 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°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 Orita-Eruwa's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orita-Eruwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
141 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:32 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Orita-Eruwa 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Orita-Eruwa reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13224
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43224
53224
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303123
313123

How May really feels in Orita-Eruwa

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.

Orita-Eruwa 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
Jan34° / 23°102.911.63.8
Feb35° / 24°225.511.82.9
Mar34° / 25°5112.611.92.6
Apr33° / 24°8616.712.22.8
May32° / 24°14122.912.32.8
Jun30° / 23°17925.212.43.1
Jul29° / 23°17625.412.43.5
Aug28° / 22°16023.212.23.8
Sep29° / 23°16825.1123.3
Oct31° / 23°12021.311.83.3
Nov32° / 23°256.711.74.0
Dec33° / 23°7211.64.2

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 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51684
61684
71585
81585
91585
101585
111486
121486
131486
141486
151486
161486
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181486
191387
201288
211288
221189
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241090
251090
26991
27991
28892
29892
30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Orita-Eruwa gets around 141 mm of rain over 22.9 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 74% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
168
268
369
470
570
670
771
871
971
1071
1171
1271
1372
1472
1572
1673
1773
1874
1974
2075
2176
2276
2377
2478
2578
2679
2780
2880
2980
3081
3181

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15842
25842
35941
45941
55941
66040
76040
86040
96040
106040
115941
125941
135941
145941
155941
165941
175941
185941
196040
206040
216139
226238
236436
246634
256733
266931
277129
287327
297525
307723
317921

Wind in May

Winds average 7 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
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
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 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 6:36 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:366:51
212.36:356:51
312.36:356:51
412.36:356:51
512.36:346:52
612.36:346:52
712.36:346:52
812.36:346:52
912.36:336:52
1012.36:336:52
1112.36:336:52
1212.36:336:52
1312.36:336:52
1412.36:326:52
1512.36:326:53
1612.36:326:53
1712.36:326:53
1812.46:326:53
1912.46:326:53
2012.46:326:53
2112.46:326:54
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2412.46:316:54
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2612.46:316:55
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3012.46:316:56
3112.46:326:56

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Orita-Eruwa

In seasonPeak

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

Orita-Eruwa's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Orita-Eruwa 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 Orita-Eruwa?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orita-Eruwa.

What to pack for Orita-Eruwa in May

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

In May, Orita-Eruwa sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Orita-Eruwa 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 Orita-Eruwa peaks around April 9 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 12Dec 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Orita-Eruwa 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 Orita-Eruwa is worst in January — around 155 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17153 µg/m³Jul 2443 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan155Very unhealthy
Feb144Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun50Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep55Poor
Oct74Unhealthy
Nov89Unhealthy
Dec142Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Orita-Eruwa?

Orita-Eruwa sits at 7.6°N, 3.4°E, 200 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Eruwa, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Orita-Eruwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orita-Eruwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 174 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 597 m.

The land around Orita-Eruwa is covered by trees (26%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), trees (24%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
212 m
80 km
597 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Eruwa 3.0 km · Igbo-Ora 22 km · Igangan 32 km · Abeokuta 46 km · Iseyin 49 km · Ibadan 55 km · Fiditi 55 km · Oyo 63 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 Orita-Eruwa (7.5563°, 3.4411°, elevation 200 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).