Calabar Weather in May
Calabar in May
The short of it: Calabar in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 269 mm (10.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 21 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 24° · rain 269 mm · daylight 12 h 21 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
May in Calabar brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 24°, with about 269 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 269 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 21 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, Calabar runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Esuk Oron, 19 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Calabar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 93 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esuk OronAkwa Ibom State | 19 km SSW | 31° | 24° | 276 mm |
| AkankpaCross River State | 24 km NW | 31° | 23° | 254 mm |
| IkangCross River State | 29 km SE | 31° | 24° | 285 mm |
| UyoAkwa Ibom State | 45 km WNW | 31° | 24° | 255 mm |
| ItuAkwa Ibom State | 47 km NW | 31° | 24° | 249 mm |
| EtinanAkwa Ibom State | 54 km WSW | 31° | 24° | 269 mm |
| EketAkwa Ibom State | 57 km SW | 31° | 24° | 285 mm |
| AbakAkwa Ibom State | 60 km W | 31° | 23° | 258 mm |