Ikem Weather in May
Ikem in May
The short of it: Ikem in May averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 24 °C (74 °F), with 197 mm (7.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 24° · rain 197 mm · daylight 12 h 26 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & August
Thirty years of records give Ikem an average May high of 32°, a low of 24° and some 197 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 197 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 26 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Ikem runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Eha Amufu, 14 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Ikem, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 89 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eha AmufuEnugu State | 14 km SSE | 32° | 24° | 204 mm |
| Obolo-Eke (1)Enugu State | 15 km NW | 31° | 23° | 187 mm |
| OpiEnugu State | 31 km W | 30° | 22° | 193 mm |
| NsukkaEnugu State | 36 km WNW | 31° | 22° | 187 mm |
| OtukpaBenue State | 36 km N | 30° | 22° | 176 mm |
| Enugu-EzikeEnugu State | 36 km NW | 31° | 22° | 178 mm |
| EffiumEbonyi State | 41 km ESE | 32° | 24° | 204 mm |
| AkuEnugu State | 44 km W | 31° | 23° | 191 mm |