Tsévié weather in May

In May, Tsévié sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 165 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-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 4% 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 Tsévié's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsévié's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
165 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:43 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
80%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Tsévié is City of the prefecture of Zio in the Maritime region in 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 Tsévié reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°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)
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How May really feels in Tsévié

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
8 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Tsévié weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°267.111.74.2
Feb33° / 25°4210.811.83.3
Mar33° / 25°7516.9122.8
Apr33° / 25°10019.512.12.8
May32° / 24°16524.912.32.7
Jun30° / 24°1792612.43.1
Jul29° / 23°12722.112.33.9
Aug28° / 23°10720.512.24.1
Sep29° / 23°16925123.3
Oct31° / 23°15825.811.93.0
Nov32° / 24°7318.311.73.3
Dec32° / 24°329.311.64.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52278
62278
72278
82278
92278
102377
112377
122377
132377
142278
152278
162278
172278
182278
192080
202080
211981
221882
231783
241684
251684
261486
271387
281387
291288
301288
311189

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tsévié gets around 165 mm of rain over 24.9 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 80% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
173
273
374
474
575
675
776
876
977
1077
1178
1278
1379
1479
1580
1680
1781
1881
1982
2082
2183
2283
2384
2485
2585
2686
2786
2887
2987
3088
3188

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12575
22575
32575
42674
52674
62773
72773
82872
92872
102971
113070
123070
133169
143268
153367
163466
173565
183664
193763
203862
213961
224060
234258
244357
254555
264654
274852
285050
295248
305347
315545

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:465:59
212.25:455:59
312.25:455:59
412.25:455:59
512.25:455:59
612.25:445:59
712.35:445:59
812.35:445:59
912.35:445:59
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1112.35:436:00
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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 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tsévié

In seasonPeak

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

Tsévié 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 Tsévié?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tsévié.

What to pack for Tsévié in May

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

In May, Tsévié sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tsévié 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 at the nearest coast (about 35 km away) 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 Tsévié 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 Tsévié peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 10UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tsévié 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 Tsévié is worst in January — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 14109 µg/m³Aug 1228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan111Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar49Poor
Apr48Poor
May37Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct46Poor
Nov52Poor
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tsévié?

Tsévié sits at 6.4°N, 1.2°E, 97 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Dzodze, 32 km away.

DzodzeLoméAflaoTabligboVoganAnéhoAthiéméAkatsi

Topography around Tsévié

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsévié has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 984 m.

The land around Tsévié is covered by shrubs (39%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (39%), shrubs (31%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (25%), trees (24%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
984 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Dzodze 32 km · Lomé 33 km · Aflao 34 km · Tabligbo 36 km · Vogan 37 km · Aného 47 km · Athiémé 53 km · Akatsi 56 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 Tsévié (6.4261°, 1.2133°, elevation 97 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).