Pindiga weather in May

In May, Pindiga sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 46 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Pindiga's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pindiga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:59 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Pindiga 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pindiga reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Pindiga

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.

Pindiga weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 17°0011.55.3
Feb35° / 20°00.111.73.4
Mar37° / 23°20.311.91.6
Apr38° / 25°143.312.21.4
May35° / 25°469.212.52.4
Jun33° / 24°6010.912.63.6
Jul30° / 22°12217.712.54.0
Aug28° / 22°21022.912.33.9
Sep29° / 22°10816.512.14.3
Oct32° / 22°448.111.84.2
Nov34° / 20°10.211.54.0
Dec32° / 18°0011.45.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34357
44357
54357
64456
74456
84555
94555
104753
114753
124852
134852
144753
154852
164852
174852
184852
194753
204753
214753
224753
234654
244753
254555
264555
274456
284456
294555
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pindiga gets around 46 mm of rain over 9.2 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 29% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
123
224
325
425
526
627
727
827
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1929
2029
2129
2230
2331
2431
2532
2633
2733
2834
2935
3035
3136

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
163115426
253115328
353105329
443105231
543105033
63395134
73395035
83385037
92385037
102285038
111275139
121275139
131275040
141275040
150275041
160175141
170165241
180165142
190165142
200165142
210055243
220055144
230045145
240045046
250034947
260034849
270024751
280024751
290024652
300014554
310014455

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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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 6:03 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:036:24
212.46:036:24
312.46:026:24
412.46:026:24
512.46:026:24
612.46:016:24
712.46:016:25
812.46:016:25
912.46:006:25
1012.46:006:25
1112.46:006:25
1212.46:006:25
1312.45:596:26
1412.45:596:26
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1812.55:586:27
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2712.55:586:29
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2912.55:586:29
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3112.55:586:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pindiga

In seasonPeak

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

Pindiga's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pindiga sees seasonal dust haze (December–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Pindiga?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pindiga.

What to pack for Pindiga in May

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

In May, Pindiga sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Pindiga 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 Pindiga peaks around March 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highMar 17UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Pindiga 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 Pindiga is worst in February — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1798 µg/m³Jul 1920 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar94Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Pindiga?

Pindiga sits at 10.0°N, 11.0°E, 490 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kumo, 29 km away.

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Topography around Pindiga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pindiga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 491 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 954 m.

The land around Pindiga is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
339 m
80 km
954 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Kumo 29 km · Garko 31 km · Biliri 33 km · Gombe 41 km · Deba 54 km · Dukku 95 km · Bauchi 127 km · Darazo 127 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 Pindiga (9.9843°, 10.9523°, elevation 490 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).