Cotonou Weather in May
Cotonou in May
The short of it: Cotonou in May averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 170 mm (6.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 25° · rain 170 mm · daylight 12 h 24 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & January
Thirty years of records give Cotonou an average May high of 32°, a low of 25° and some 170 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 170 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 24 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and January.
Against its neighbours, Cotonou runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Godomè, 8 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Cotonou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 77 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GodomèAtlantique | 8 km WNW | 32° | 25° | 165 mm |
| GanviéAtlantique | 11 km NNW | 32° | 25° | 160 mm |
| Abomey-CalaviAtlantique | 12 km NW | 32° | 25° | 161 mm |
| EkpéOuémé | 13 km ENE | 31° | 25° | 175 mm |
| HéviéAtlantique | 19 km WNW | 32° | 25° | 160 mm |
| SemiOuémé | 22 km E | 32° | 25° | 192 mm |
| Porto-NovoOuémé | 25 km NE | 32° | 25° | 174 mm |
| MissérétéOuémé | 29 km NE | 32° | 25° | 168 mm |