Sokodé weather in May

In May, Sokodé sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 164 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Sokodé's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sokodé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
164 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:39 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Sokodé is 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Sokodé reaches about 32°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 34°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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313123

How May really feels in Sokodé

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.

Sokodé weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°30.511.54.2
Feb35° / 22°132.311.73.1
Mar35° / 24°458.311.92.5
Apr33° / 24°11317.512.22.6
May32° / 23°16422.912.42.9
Jun30° / 22°18623.712.53.3
Jul29° / 22°25428.112.53.2
Aug28° / 22°30728.712.33.2
Sep30° / 22°2682712.13.0
Oct32° / 22°13619.111.83.2
Nov34° / 21°142.511.63.7
Dec34° / 20°30.511.54.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62377
72476
82476
92476
102476
112476
122476
132476
142476
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212278
222179
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301981
311882

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sokodé gets around 164 mm of rain over 22.9 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 74% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
172
273
373
474
574
674
774
874
974
1074
1173
1273
1373
1473
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
2173
2273
2373
2474
2574
2675
2775
2876
2976
3076
3176

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12944
22944
32944
41954
51954
61954
71954
81954
91954
100955
110955
120955
130955
140946
150946
160946
170946
180946
190946
200946
210946
221936
231945
241945
251945
261945
271954
281954
291963
301963
311963

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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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 5:43 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:436:02
212.35:436:02
312.35:436:02
412.35:426:02
512.35:426:02
612.35:426:03
712.45:416:03
812.45:416:03
912.45:416:03
1012.45:416:03
1112.45:406:03
1212.45:406:03
1312.45:406:03
1412.45:406:04
1512.45:406:04
1612.45:396:04
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1912.45:396:05
2012.45:396:05
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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 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
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215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sokodé

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sokodé 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 Sokodé?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sokodé.

What to pack for Sokodé in May

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

In May, Sokodé sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sokodé 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 Sokodé peaks around April 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 15UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Sokodé 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 Sokodé is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1083 µg/m³Aug 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr40Poor
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sokodé?

Sokodé sits at 9.0°N, 1.1°E, 402 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Tchamba, 32 km away.

TchambaBafiloBassarSotoubouaBassilaKaraOuakéNiamtougou

Topography around Sokodé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sokodé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 401 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 736 m.

The land around Sokodé is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and shrubs (39%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
542 m
80 km
736 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Tchamba 32 km · Bafilo 43 km · Bassar 49 km · Sotouboua 49 km · Bassila 59 km · Kara 63 km · Ouaké 80 km · Niamtougou 87 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 Sokodé (8.9833°, 1.1333°, elevation 402 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).