Abuja Weather in May
Abuja in May
The short of it: Abuja in May averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 24 °C (74 °F), with 127 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 32 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 33° · low 24° · rain 127 mm · daylight 12 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & January
Thirty years of records give Abuja an average May high of 33°, a low of 24° and some 127 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 127 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 32 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, Abuja runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Madala, 31 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Abuja, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 70 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MadalaFCT | 31 km W | 33° | 24° | 127 mm |
| KujeFCT | 35 km SW | 33° | 24° | 125 mm |
| SulejaNiger State | 37 km WNW | 32° | 24° | 126 mm |
| KeffiNasarawa State | 48 km ESE | 33° | 24° | 127 mm |
| KwaliFCT | 56 km WSW | 34° | 25° | 121 mm |
| NasarawaNasarawa State | 62 km SSE | 33° | 25° | 130 mm |
| BugaNasarawa State | 67 km SSW | 33° | 24° | 128 mm |
| AkwangaNasarawa State | 101 km E | 33° | 24° | 130 mm |