Makoua weather in May

In May, Makoua sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 119 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 12% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Makoua's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 119 mm; 22 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:54 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Makoua is town in Cuvette Department, Republic of the Congo.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Makoua reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
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18	30	23
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21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

How May really feels in Makoua

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Makoua weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 22°	76	14.1	12	4.0
Feb	31° / 22°	99	15.3	12	3.4
Mar	32° / 23°	143	21.2	12	3.0
Apr	31° / 23°	148	22.7	12	3.0
May	30° / 23°	119	22	12	3.4
Jun	30° / 22°	66	14.1	12	4.6
Jul	29° / 22°	54	13.1	12	4.9
Aug	30° / 22°	82	18.2	12	4.2
Sep	30° / 22°	137	24.6	12	3.3
Oct	29° / 22°	185	26.7	12	3.2
Nov	30° / 22°	171	23.5	12	3.4
Dec	30° / 22°	95	17.5	12	3.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	35	35	35	35
Cloudier (%)	77	76	75	74	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	68	67	67	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	65	65	65	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Makoua gets around 119 mm of rain over 22 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 70% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	74	73	72	72	71	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	65	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	76
4	76
5	76
6	76
7	75
8	75
9	74
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	68
19	68
20	68
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	67
28	66
29	66
30	65
31	64

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Oppressive (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	96	97	97	97
Miserable (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	93	7
2	0	93	7
3	0	93	7
4	0	93	7
5	0	93	7
6	0	93	7
7	0	93	7
8	0	94	6
9	0	94	6
10	0	94	6
11	0	95	5
12	0	95	5
13	0	95	5
14	0	95	5
15	0	95	5
16	0	96	4
17	0	96	4
18	0	96	4
19	0	96	4
20	0	96	4
21	0	96	4
22	0	96	4
23	0	97	3
24	0	97	3
25	0	97	3
26	0	97	3
27	0	97	3
28	1	96	3
29	1	97	2
30	1	97	2
31	1	97	2

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
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27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:55 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:55	5:55
2	12.0	5:55	5:55
3	12.0	5:54	5:54
4	12.0	5:54	5:54
5	12.0	5:54	5:54
6	12.0	5:54	5:54
7	12.0	5:54	5:54
8	12.0	5:54	5:54
9	12.0	5:54	5:54
10	12.0	5:54	5:54
11	12.0	5:54	5:54
12	12.0	5:54	5:54
13	12.0	5:54	5:54
14	12.0	5:54	5:54
15	12.0	5:54	5:54
16	12.0	5:54	5:54
17	12.0	5:54	5:54
18	12.0	5:54	5:54
19	12.0	5:54	5:54
20	12.0	5:54	5:54
21	12.0	5:54	5:54
22	12.0	5:54	5:54
23	12.0	5:54	5:54
24	12.0	5:54	5:54
25	12.0	5:54	5:54
26	12.0	5:54	5:54
27	12.0	5:54	5:54
28	12.0	5:54	5:54
29	12.0	5:55	5:55
30	12.0	5:55	5:55
31	12.0	5:55	5:55

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Makoua?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Makoua.

What to pack for Makoua in May

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

In May, Makoua sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Makoua 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 Makoua peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	12	14	12	11	8	9	10	12	13	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Makoua 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 Makoua is worst in February — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	31	38	23	17	18	26	31	29	14	10	15	25
Level	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	31	Moderate
Feb	38	Poor
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	10	Good
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Makoua?

Makoua sits at 0.0°N, 15.6°E, 324 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Owando, 62 km away.

Topography around Makoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Makoua is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

45 m

trees 63%

16 km

104 m

trees 57%

80 km

229 m

trees 83%

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← April Makoua year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Owando 62 km · Oyo 136 km · Pokola 173 km · Ouesso 185 km · Mossaka 188 km · Gamboma 211 km · Bolobo 250 km · Bolenge 287 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,515; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 46%; of population, 2021
Road deaths: 29.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Makoua (0.0069°, 15.6333°, elevation 324 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	76
4	76
5	76
6	76
7	75
8	75
9	74
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	68
19	68
20	68
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	67
28	66
29	66
30	65
31	64

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	93	7
2	0	93	7
3	0	93	7
4	0	93	7
5	0	93	7
6	0	93	7
7	0	93	7
8	0	94	6
9	0	94	6
10	0	94	6
11	0	95	5
12	0	95	5
13	0	95	5
14	0	95	5
15	0	95	5
16	0	96	4
17	0	96	4
18	0	96	4
19	0	96	4
20	0	96	4
21	0	96	4
22	0	96	4
23	0	97	3
24	0	97	3
25	0	97	3
26	0	97	3
27	0	97	3
28	1	96	3
29	1	97	2
30	1	97	2
31	1	97	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	76
4	76
5	76
6	76
7	75
8	75
9	74
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	68
19	68
20	68
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	67
28	66
29	66
30	65
31	64

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	93	7
2	0	93	7
3	0	93	7
4	0	93	7
5	0	93	7
6	0	93	7
7	0	93	7
8	0	94	6
9	0	94	6
10	0	94	6
11	0	95	5
12	0	95	5
13	0	95	5
14	0	95	5
15	0	95	5
16	0	96	4
17	0	96	4
18	0	96	4
19	0	96	4
20	0	96	4
21	0	96	4
22	0	96	4
23	0	97	3
24	0	97	3
25	0	97	3
26	0	97	3
27	0	97	3
28	1	96	3
29	1	97	2
30	1	97	2
31	1	97	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	76
4	76
5	76
6	76
7	75
8	75
9	74
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	68
19	68
20	68
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	67
28	66
29	66
30	65
31	64

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	93	7
2	0	93	7
3	0	93	7
4	0	93	7
5	0	93	7
6	0	93	7
7	0	93	7
8	0	94	6
9	0	94	6
10	0	94	6
11	0	95	5
12	0	95	5
13	0	95	5
14	0	95	5
15	0	95	5
16	0	96	4
17	0	96	4
18	0	96	4
19	0	96	4
20	0	96	4
21	0	96	4
22	0	96	4
23	0	97	3
24	0	97	3
25	0	97	3
26	0	97	3
27	0	97	3
28	1	96	3
29	1	97	2
30	1	97	2
31	1	97	2