Rano weather in May

In May, Rano sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 42 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Rano's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:06 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Rano reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°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 Rano

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.

Rano weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°0011.47.2
Feb32° / 16°0011.65.2
Mar36° / 20°00.111.92.7
Apr38° / 24°61.712.21.5
May36° / 25°427.712.52.0
Jun33° / 24°7514.312.73.3
Jul30° / 23°14120.412.63.7
Aug29° / 22°21124.212.43.6
Sep30° / 22°12917.712.13.9
Oct33° / 21°285.411.74.1
Nov33° / 17°0011.54.8
Dec30° / 14°0011.36.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55644
65743
75743
85743
95644
105644
115743
125743
135842
145743
155743
165842
175842
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195941
205941
215842
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255743
265743
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285743
295842
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Rano gets around 42 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
216
317
417
518
619
719
820
920
1020
1121
1221
1322
1422
1523
1623
1724
1824
1925
2026
2127
2228
2329
2431
2532
2633
2734
2836
2937
3038
3139

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1168194512
2158194613
3147184714
4137184815
5126174916
6116175016
7105175117
8105175018
995175019
1085175020
1185165120
1275165121
1375165022
1465165023
1565165024
1655154926
1755154927
1845144828
1945144830
2045134732
2135124733
2234114635
2324104637
2424104539
252494541
262384443
271384345
281274247
291264149
301264051
311153954

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 6:11 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:116:35
212.46:106:35
312.46:106:35
412.46:106:35
512.46:096:36
612.46:096:36
712.56:086:36
812.56:086:36
912.56:086:36
1012.56:086:37
1112.56:076:37
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1412.56:066:37
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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 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
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146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Rano

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rano sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Rano?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rano.

What to pack for Rano in May

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

In May, Rano sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rano in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rano peaks around August 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 12Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Rano 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 Rano is worst in February — around 140 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (July, 36 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 15139 µg/m³Jul 2136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan133Unhealthy
Feb140Unhealthy
Mar132Unhealthy
Apr101Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun49Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep60Unhealthy
Oct95Unhealthy
Nov109Unhealthy
Dec126Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Rano?

Rano sits at 11.6°N, 8.6°E, 526 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Wudil, 40 km away.

GwarzoDutseSobaDutsen Wai

Topography around Rano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 529 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m.

The land around Rano is covered by grassland (52%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
306 m
80 km
759 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Wudil 40 km · Kano 50 km · Gaya 57 km · Anchau 69 km · Gwarzo 81 km · Dutse 86 km · Soba 86 km · Dutsen Wai 89 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 Rano (11.5568°, 8.5807°, elevation 526 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).