Lau Weather in May
Lau in May
The short of it: Lau in May averages a high of 36 °C (96 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 114 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 36° · low 26° · rain 114 mm · daylight 12 h 32 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Lau an average May high of 36°, a low of 26° and some 114 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 36° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 114 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 32 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Lau runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Jalingo, 36 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Lau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 81 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JalingoTaraba State | 36 km SSE | 35° | 25° | 124 mm |
| DadiyaGombe State | 49 km NNE | 35° | 25° | 87 mm |
| KaltungoGombe State | 68 km N | 35° | 24° | 82 mm |
| BiliriGombe State | 73 km N | 34° | 24° | 81 mm |
| Mutum BiyuTaraba State | 84 km SW | 35° | 26° | 124 mm |
| NumanAdamawa | 88 km ENE | 36° | 26° | 98 mm |
| Mayo-BelwaAdamawa | 88 km E | 36° | 25° | 111 mm |
| PindigaGombe State | 93 km NNW | 35° | 24° | 75 mm |