Patigi weather in May

In May, Patigi sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 92 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Patigi's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Patigi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:21 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Patigi is LGA and settlement in Kwara State, Nigeria.

Founded
~16 CE

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 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Patigi reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Patigi

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
25 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.

Patigi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°10.211.53.2
Feb37° / 24°20.311.71.9
Mar38° / 26°8211.91.0
Apr37° / 26°356.712.21.4
May35° / 26°9215.212.42.2
Jun32° / 24°15020.812.52.8
Jul30° / 24°19424.512.53.1
Aug30° / 23°23424.112.33.3
Sep31° / 23°21023.112.13.1
Oct32° / 24°8413.511.83.6
Nov35° / 23°20.411.63.4
Dec35° / 21°00.111.53.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
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53565
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73565
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Patigi gets around 92 mm of rain over 15.2 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 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
238
339
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541
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842
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1043
1143
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1445
1546
1647
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1949
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2152
2253
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3065
3166

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18893
28884
38884
47894
57885
66895
76895
85896
95896
104906
114897
123907
133907
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
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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 6:25 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:256:43
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312.36:246:43
412.36:246:44
512.36:246:44
612.36:246:44
712.36:236:44
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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 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.3Bright
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295.2Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Patigi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Patigi sees seasonal dust haze (December–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 Patigi?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Patigi.

What to pack for Patigi in May

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

In May, Patigi sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Patigi 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 Patigi peaks around September 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highSep 15UV 12Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Patigi 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 Patigi is worst in February — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 9110 µg/m³Jul 1827 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan108Unhealthy
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar74Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May35Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct48Poor
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec84Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Patigi?

Patigi sits at 8.7°N, 5.8°E, 123 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Lafiagi, 40 km away.

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Topography around Patigi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Patigi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m.

The land around Patigi is covered by shrubs (29%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (30%), shrubs (24%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), shrubs (29%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
180 m
80 km
621 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lafiagi 40 km · Bida 48 km · Isanlu-Itedoijowa 51 km · Egbe 63 km · Baro 74 km · Lapai 96 km · Mokwa 100 km · Ode 104 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 Patigi (8.7285°, 5.7556°, elevation 123 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).