Onitsha Weather in May
Onitsha in May
The short of it: Onitsha in May averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 205 mm (8.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 24° · rain 205 mm · daylight 12 h 24 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & January
Thirty years of records give Onitsha an average May high of 32°, a low of 24° and some 205 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 205 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 24 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 January.
Against its neighbours, Onitsha runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Nkpor, 5 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Onitsha, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 85 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NkporAnambra | 5 km E | 32° | 23° | 210 mm |
| AsabaDelta | 8 km NW | 32° | 24° | 200 mm |
| AtaniAnambra | 16 km SSW | 32° | 23° | 215 mm |
| NnewiAnambra | 21 km SE | 32° | 23° | 224 mm |
| OzubuluAnambra | 23 km SSE | 32° | 23° | 225 mm |
| Enugu-UkwuAnambra | 24 km E | 32° | 23° | 216 mm |
| Uruobo-OkijaAnambra | 28 km SSE | 32° | 23° | 227 mm |
| Ogwashi-UkuDelta | 29 km W | 31° | 22° | 209 mm |