Tchamba weather in May

In May, Tchamba sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 164 mm of rain across 22.1 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 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 Tchamba's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tchamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
164 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:38 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Tchamba is city in Tchamba Prefecture, 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 Tchamba 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 30°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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73223
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263223
273123
283123
293123
303123
313123

How May really feels in Tchamba

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.

Tchamba 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
Jan34° / 21°30.411.54.0
Feb35° / 22°11211.72.8
Mar36° / 24°407.111.92.3
Apr34° / 24°10916.712.22.5
May32° / 23°16422.112.42.8
Jun30° / 22°18623.312.53.2
Jul29° / 22°2502812.53.1
Aug29° / 22°31028.412.33.2
Sep30° / 22°25426.212.13.0
Oct32° / 22°1241811.83.2
Nov34° / 21°112.211.63.5
Dec34° / 20°20.411.54.0

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 (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112377
122278
132278
142278
152278
162377
172377
182278
192278
202278
212278
222278
232179
242080
252080
262080
272080
281981
292080
301981
311981

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tchamba gets around 164 mm of rain over 22.1 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 71% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
169
270
370
471
571
671
771
871
971
1070
1170
1270
1370
1470
1570
1670
1770
1870
1970
2071
2171
2271
2372
2472
2573
2674
2774
2875
2975
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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12935
22935
31945
41945
51945
61945
71945
81945
91936
101936
110946
120946
130946
140937
150937
160937
170937
180937
190937
200946
210946
220946
230946
240946
250955
260955
270955
281954
291954
301954
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 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
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 5:42 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:426:01
212.35:426:01
312.35:416:01
412.35:416:01
512.35:416:01
612.35:406:01
712.45:406:02
812.45:406:02
912.45:406:02
1012.45:396:02
1112.45:396:02
1212.45:396:02
1312.45:396:02
1412.45:396:03
1512.45:386:03
1612.45:386:03
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1812.45:386:03
1912.45:386:04
2012.45:386:04
2112.45:386:04
2212.45:376:04
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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 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tchamba

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tchamba 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 Tchamba?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tchamba.

What to pack for Tchamba in May

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

In May, Tchamba sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tchamba 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 Tchamba peaks around April 14 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 14UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tchamba 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 Tchamba 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 Tchamba?

Tchamba sits at 9.0°N, 1.4°E, 356 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Bassila, 27 km away.

SokodéBafiloKaraOuakéSotoubouaBassarDjougou

Topography around Tchamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tchamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 351 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 668 m.

The land around Tchamba is covered by cropland (34%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
284 m
80 km
668 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Bassila 27 km · Sokodé 32 km · Bafilo 39 km · Kara 63 km · Ouaké 70 km · Sotouboua 71 km · Bassar 74 km · Djougou 80 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 Tchamba (9.0333°, 1.4167°, elevation 356 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).