Bobo-Dioulasso Weather in May
Average highs run from on May 1 to 34°C on May 31, and lows from 26°C to 24°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 109 mm over about 22 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 35°C
- Average low
- 24°C
- Precipitation
- 109 mm
- Record high
- 41°CMay 5, 2024
- Record low
- 16°CMay 11, 2010
- Daylight
- 12 h 31 min to 12 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 61%
- Dew point
- 21°C
- Wind
- 12.2 km/h
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 26°C | 41°C 2009 | 22°C 1989 | 59% | |
| May 2 | 37°C | 25°C | 41°C 2020 | 22°C 1983 | 61% |
| May 3 | 37°C | 25°C | 41°C 2020 | 20°C 2006 | 60% |
| May 4 | 36°C | 25°C | 40°C 2024 | 19°C 1979 | 61% |
| May 5 | 36°C | 25°C | 41°C 2024 | 21°C 1999 | 63% |
| May 6 | 36°C | 25°C | 40°C 2020 | 21°C 2021 | 64% |
| May 7 | 36°C | 25°C | 40°C 2015 | 22°C 1990 | 66% |
| May 8 | 37°C | 26°C | 40°C 2018 | 21°C 1981 | 68% |
| May 9 | 36°C | 40°C 1987 | 19°C 1984 | 69% | |
| May 10 | 36°C | 25°C | 40°C 2024 | 21°C 2017 | 71% |
| May 11 | 36°C | 24°C | 40°C 2003 | 16°C 2010 | 73% |
| May 12 | 36°C | 39°C 2005 | 19°C 2011 | 72% | |
| May 13 | 36°C | 38°C 2013 | 21°C 1980 | 73% | |
| May 14 | 35°C | 24°C | 40°C 2015 | 21°C 2014 | 74% |
| May 15 | 35°C | 24°C | 39°C 2024 | 20°C 2006 | 74% |
| May 16 | 35°C | 40°C 2002 | 20°C 2001 | 74% | |
| May 17 | 36°C | 40°C 2015 | 20°C 1981 | 74% | |
| May 18 | 35°C | 25°C | 38°C 2024 | 21°C 1974 | 74% |
| May 19 | 35°C | 24°C | 39°C 2010 | 20°C 2006 | 74% |
| May 20 | 35°C | 24°C | 39°C 1973 | 17°C 1996 | 73% |
| May 21 | 35°C | 24°C | 40°C 1988 | 20°C 2013 | 74% |
| May 22 | 35°C | 25°C | 39°C 2002 | 20°C 1976 | 74% |
| May 23 | 35°C | 39°C 2021 | 21°C 1985 | 75% | |
| May 24 | 35°C | 24°C | 39°C 2021 | 20°C 2012 | 76% |
| May 25 | 35°C | 24°C | 39°C 2002 | 21°C 1973 | 76% |
| May 26 | 36°C | 24°C | 40°C 2002 | 20°C 2005 | 75% |
| May 27 | 34°C | 24°C | 39°C 1987 | 18°C 1976 | 76% |
| May 28 | 33°C | 23°C | 39°C 2024 | 20°C 2006 | 76% |
| May 29 | 34°C | 24°C | 38°C 2017 | 20°C 1980 | 76% |
| May 30 | 34°C | 24°C | 40°C 2024 | 20°C 1996 | 77% |
| May 31 | 34°C | 24°C | 39°C 2002 | 18°C 2012 | 78% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (GMT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 6:30 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 6:37 PM
Other months
Sources
Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station UVM00065510, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.