Jos Weather in May
Jos in May
The short of it: Jos in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 20° · rain 116 mm · daylight 12 h 34 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
May in Jos brings afternoons near 30° and nights around 20°, with about 116 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 116 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 34 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Jos runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Bukuru, 15 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Jos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 69 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BukuruPlateau State | 15 km SSW | 29° | 19° | 125 mm |
| VomPlateau State | 25 km SSW | 29° | 19° | 140 mm |
| LereBauchi | 55 km ESE | 33° | 22° | 89 mm |
| SaminakaKaduna State | 58 km NNW | 33° | 22° | 97 mm |
| LereKaduna State | 62 km NW | 33° | 22° | 98 mm |
| KagoroKaduna State | 66 km WSW | 30° | 21° | 131 mm |
| PanyamPlateau State | 68 km SSE | 30° | 20° | 104 mm |
| LameBauchi | 69 km NNE | 33° | 23° | 77 mm |