Sotouboua weather in May

In May, Sotouboua sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 148 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 7% 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 Sotouboua's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sotouboua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:41 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Sotouboua is city.

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 Sotouboua 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 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103223
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123223
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273122
283122
293122
303122
313122

How May really feels in Sotouboua

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.

Sotouboua 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° / 20°60.711.64.3
Feb35° / 22°172.911.73.3
Mar34° / 23°5810.311.92.8
Apr33° / 23°11218.312.22.8
May31° / 23°14822.712.43.0
Jun30° / 22°17724.812.53.3
Jul28° / 21°24828.312.43.4
Aug28° / 21°28728.512.33.5
Sep29° / 21°2422712.13.2
Oct31° / 21°11218.111.83.6
Nov33° / 21°12311.64.0
Dec33° / 20°30.711.54.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
82575
92575
102476
112476
122575
132575
142575
152575
162575
172575
182476
192377
202377
212278
222278
232179
242179
252080
262080
272080
281981
291981
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sotouboua gets around 148 mm of rain over 22.7 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 73% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
173
273
373
473
573
673
773
873
973
1073
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1973
2073
2173
2273
2373
2474
2574
2674
2775
2875
2976
3076
3177

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12953
22962
32962
42962
51972
61972
71972
81972
91963
101963
111963
121963
131963
140973
150973
160973
170973
181963
191963
201963
211954
221954
231954
241954
251954
261963
271963
282953
292953
302953
312953

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
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 5:44 AM to 5:40 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)
112.35:446:02
212.35:446:02
312.35:446:02
412.35:436:02
512.35:436:03
612.35:436:03
712.35:436:03
812.35:426:03
912.35:426:03
1012.45:426:03
1112.45:426:03
1212.45:416:03
1312.45:416:04
1412.45:416:04
1512.45:416:04
1612.45:416:04
1712.45:406:04
1812.45:406:04
1912.45:406:05
2012.45:406:05
2112.45:406:05
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2812.45:406:06
2912.55:406:07
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3112.55:406:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sotouboua

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sotouboua sees seasonal dust haze (January–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 Sotouboua?

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

3.0
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 Sotouboua.

What to pack for Sotouboua in May

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

In May, Sotouboua sees daytime highs around 31°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 Sotouboua 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 Sotouboua peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 14UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Sotouboua 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 Sotouboua is worst in January — around 120 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.4× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 16117 µg/m³Aug 1016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan120Unhealthy
Feb100Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr40Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov42Poor
Dec100Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sotouboua?

Sotouboua sits at 8.6°N, 1.0°E, 380 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Sokodé, 49 km away.

SokodéTchambaBassarBassilaBafiloAniéBantéDambai

Topography around Sotouboua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sotouboua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 386 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Sotouboua is covered by grassland (31%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (33%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%), trees (33%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
290 m
16 km
366 m
80 km
786 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Sokodé 49 km · Tchamba 71 km · Bassar 80 km · Bassila 90 km · Bafilo 93 km · Anié 94 km · Banté 101 km · Dambai 104 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 Sotouboua (8.5634°, 0.984°, elevation 380 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).