Bende Weather in May
Bende in May
The short of it: Bende in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 243 mm (9.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 23° · rain 243 mm · daylight 12 h 22 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Bende an average May high of 31°, a low of 23° and some 243 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 243 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 22 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 December and January.
Against its neighbours, Bende runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Umuahia, 16 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Bende, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 79 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UmuahiaAbia State | 16 km WSW | 31° | 23° | 247 mm |
| Ohafia-IfighAbia State | 21 km ENE | 32° | 23° | 237 mm |
| AmaigboAbia State | 34 km NE | 31° | 23° | 232 mm |
| ArochukwuAbia State | 36 km ESE | 32° | 24° | 241 mm |
| Ake-EzeEnugu State | 40 km N | 32° | 24° | 230 mm |
| Ikot EkpeneAkwa Ibom State | 43 km SSE | 31° | 23° | 251 mm |
| OkigweImo State | 43 km NW | 31° | 23° | 244 mm |
| AfikpoEbonyi State | 50 km NE | 32° | 24° | 228 mm |