Lomé weather in May

In May, Lomé sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 147 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 10% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lomé's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lomé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:43 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Lomé is capital city of Togo.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Lomé reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°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 Lomé

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.

Lomé weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 25°226.811.75.2
Feb31° / 26°338.911.84.4
Mar31° / 26°5413.6123.9
Apr31° / 26°7616.612.13.6
May30° / 25°14724.112.33.2
Jun29° / 24°17525.212.33.5
Jul27° / 24°9917.912.35.0
Aug27° / 23°6613.212.25.6
Sep28° / 24°11721.1124.4
Oct29° / 24°1292311.93.8
Nov30° / 25°6317.411.74.1
Dec31° / 25°308.811.75.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52971
62872
72872
82872
92872
102872
112872
122872
132872
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301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lomé gets around 147 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 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
167
268
369
470
571
671
772
873
973
1074
1175
1275
1376
1477
1577
1678
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2081
2181
2282
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2584
2684
2785
2885
2986
3086
3186

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51486
61486
71486
81585
91585
101684
111684
121783
131783
141882
151981
162080
172179
182278
192476
202575
212773
222971
233070
243268
253466
263664
273862
284159
294357
304555
314852

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
112calm
212calm
312calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 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 5:46 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:465:59
212.25:465:59
312.25:455:59
412.25:455:59
512.25:455:59
612.25:455:59
712.25:445:59
812.25:445:59
912.25:445:59
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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 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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135.3Bright
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165.3Bright
175.2Bright
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205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lomé

In seasonPeak

None of Lomé's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Lomé?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lomé.

What to pack for Lomé in May

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

In May, Lomé sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lomé in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep25Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Lomé 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 Lomé peaks around April 11 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Lomé 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 Lomé is worst in January — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (September, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateJan 1680 µg/m³Sep 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar33Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Lomé?

Lomé sits at 6.1°N, 1.2°E, 13 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Aflao, 4.0 km away.

TséviéKetaVoganAnéhoAkatsiAnloga

Topography around Lomé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lomé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m.

The land around Lomé is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and water (33%) within 3 km, water (46%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 16 km, and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
179 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Aflao 4.0 km · Dzodze 28 km · Tsévié 33 km · Keta 35 km · Vogan 41 km · Aného 42 km · Akatsi 47 km · Anloga 52 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 Lomé (6.1287°, 1.2215°, elevation 13 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).