Segbwema weather in May

In May, Segbwema sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 166 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 Segbwema's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Segbwema's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:29 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
85%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Segbwema is place in Eastern Province, Sierra Leone.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Segbwema reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°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 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Segbwema 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°92.611.64.6
Feb34° / 23°133.411.73.4
Mar34° / 24°439.211.93.1
Apr32° / 24°8215.412.23.2
May31° / 24°16624.112.43.0
Jun29° / 23°22026.812.53.1
Jul28° / 22°27627.112.43.6
Aug28° / 22°34128.112.33.6
Sep28° / 22°31228.1123.2
Oct29° / 22°16727.611.83.2
Nov30° / 22°6514.611.64.5
Dec30° / 22°133.511.55.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Segbwema gets around 166 mm of rain over 24.1 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 78% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
264
365
466
567
668
770
871
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1781
1882
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2184
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3086
3187

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118811
218811
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418811
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608911
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909010
1009010
110919
120919
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200946
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240955
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280955
290964
300964
310964

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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 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 6:33 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:336:49
212.36:326:49
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412.36:326:50
512.36:316:50
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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 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Segbwema

In seasonPeak

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

Segbwema's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Segbwema sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is May a good time to visit Segbwema?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Segbwema.

What to pack for Segbwema in May

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

In May, Segbwema sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Segbwema in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Segbwema peaks around September 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highSep 10UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Segbwema 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 Segbwema is worst in March — around 264 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 27.2× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 19248 µg/m³Aug 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar264Very unhealthy
Apr167Very unhealthy
May30Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Segbwema?

Segbwema sits at 8.0°N, 11.0°W, 180 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Kenema, 30 km away.

KenemaKoiduBoFoya KamaraBumpeGueckedouNjalaTubmanburg

Topography around Segbwema

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Segbwema has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 178 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,074 m.

The land around Segbwema is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
266 m
80 km
1,074 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kenema 30 km · Koidu 72 km · Bo 87 km · Foya Kamara 91 km · Bumpe 106 km · Gueckedou 110 km · Njala 120 km · Tubmanburg 126 km

Sierra Leone travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$846
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
11%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
33
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 77%Christian 23%

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 Segbwema (7.9947°, -10.9502°, elevation 180 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).