Kara weather in May

In May, Kara sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 144 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Kara's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
144 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:38 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Kara is human settlement.

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 32°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kara reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°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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303122
313022

How May really feels in Kara

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.

Kara weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°20.311.54.8
Feb34° / 21°91.811.73.5
Mar35° / 23°325.711.92.7
Apr34° / 24°9015.612.22.7
May31° / 23°1442112.43.1
Jun30° / 22°16022.812.53.5
Jul28° / 22°23327.812.53.5
Aug28° / 21°30528.912.33.5
Sep29° / 21°26627.112.13.2
Oct31° / 21°13518.711.83.6
Nov33° / 20°132.411.64.3
Dec33° / 19°10.311.54.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72872
82872
92971
102971
112872
122872
132872
142872
152872
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312476

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kara gets around 144 mm of rain over 21 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 68% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
369
470
570
670
770
869
969
1069
1168
1268
1367
1467
1566
1666
1766
1866
1966
2066
2166
2266
2367
2468
2568
2669
2770
2871
2972
3072
3173

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15923
24933
34933
44933
53943
63934
73934
82944
92944
101945
111945
121945
131936
140946
150946
160946
170937
180937
190937
200937
210937
220937
230937
241927
251927
261927
271927
281936
291936
301936
311945

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:42 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:426:02
212.35:426:03
312.35:426:03
412.45:416:03
512.45:416:03
612.45:416:03
712.45:416:03
812.45:406:03
912.45:406:03
1012.45:406:04
1112.45:396:04
1212.45:396:04
1312.45:396:04
1412.45:396:04
1512.45:396:04
1612.45:386:05
1712.45:386:05
1812.45:386:05
1912.55:386:05
2012.55:386:05
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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 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
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95.7Bright
105.7Bright
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135.7Bright
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165.6Bright
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215.5Bright
225.5Bright
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245.5Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kara

In seasonPeak

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

Kara's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kara sees seasonal dust haze (January–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 Kara?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kara.

What to pack for Kara in May

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

In May, Kara sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kara 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 Kara peaks around April 17 at about 13 (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 highExtremeVery highApr 17UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kara 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 Kara is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1177 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar52Poor
Apr41Poor
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov49Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kara?

Kara sits at 9.6°N, 1.2°E, 291 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Bafilo, 24 km away.

KopargoDjougouBassarTchambaSokodé

Topography around Kara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m.

The land around Kara is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (37%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
588 m
80 km
708 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Bafilo 24 km · Ouaké 25 km · Niamtougou 26 km · Kopargo 51 km · Djougou 55 km · Bassar 56 km · Tchamba 63 km · Sokodé 63 km

Togo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,384
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
21%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
28.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 397
Religion
Christian 42%folk religion 37%Muslim 14%none 6%

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 Kara (9.5511°, 1.1861°, elevation 291 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).