Ankpa Weather in May
Ankpa in May
The short of it: Ankpa in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 160 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 22° · rain 160 mm · daylight 12 h 27 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & January
May in Ankpa brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 22°, with about 160 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 160 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 27 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 November and January.
Against its neighbours, Ankpa runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Boju, 29 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Ankpa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 73 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BojuBenue State | 29 km E | 32° | 23° | 161 mm |
| OtukpaBenue State | 34 km S | 30° | 22° | 176 mm |
| UgbokpoBenue State | 39 km NE | 32° | 24° | 149 mm |
| EteEnugu State | 40 km SSW | 31° | 23° | 172 mm |
| OchoboBenue State | 46 km ESE | 32° | 24° | 169 mm |
| Enugu-EzikeEnugu State | 51 km SSW | 31° | 22° | 178 mm |
| Obolo-Eke (1)Enugu State | 58 km S | 31° | 23° | 187 mm |
| NsukkaEnugu State | 66 km SSW | 31° | 22° | 187 mm |