Grand-Bassam climate

Grand-Bassam Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Grand-Bassam, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 28°C on May 1 to 28°C on May 31, and lows from 27°C to 26°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 242 mm over about 31 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Grand-Bassam, in °C, with the record for each date.2426283032151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
27°C
Precipitation
242 mm
Reanalysis high
30°CMay 4, 2011
Reanalysis low
25°CMay 27, 2004
Daylight
12 h 18 min to 12 h 24 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
25°C
Wind
14.0 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 128°C27°C30°C 201626°C 200796%
May 228°C27°C30°C 201626°C 200797%
May 328°C27°C30°C 201626°C 199497%
May 428°C27°C30°C 201126°C 200297%
May 528°C27°C30°C 201926°C 200297%
May 628°C27°C30°C 202026°C 200297%
May 728°C27°C29°C 202026°C 199497%
May 828°C27°C30°C 202026°C 200996%
May 928°C27°C29°C 200726°C 201496%
May 1028°C27°C30°C 200726°C 201496%
May 1128°C27°C29°C 201426°C 199796%
May 1228°C27°C29°C 201025°C 199996%
May 1328°C27°C30°C 202026°C 199996%
May 1428°C27°C30°C 202025°C 199196%
May 1528°C27°C29°C 199825°C 199196%
May 1628°C27°C29°C 199825°C 199996%
May 1728°C27°C30°C 201926°C 199996%
May 1828°C27°C30°C 199825°C 199196%
May 1928°C27°C30°C 199826°C 199796%
May 2028°C27°C29°C 201026°C 201297%
May 2128°C27°C29°C 201925°C 199497%
May 2228°C26°C29°C 201726°C 199497%
May 2328°C26°C29°C 201026°C 200098%
May 2428°C26°C29°C 201925°C 200098%
May 2528°C26°C29°C 201026°C 201298%
May 2628°C26°C29°C 201425°C 200499%
May 2728°C26°C29°C 199825°C 200499%
May 2828°C26°C29°C 201725°C 199299%
May 2928°C26°C29°C 199825°C 200899%
May 3028°C26°C29°C 200225°C 199699%
May 3128°C26°C29°C 200225°C 199699%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Grand-Bassam, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

May 1
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 6:21 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 6:25 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: 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.