Bawku climate

Bawku Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 36°C on May 1 to 34°C on May 31, and lows from 25°C to 24°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 105 mm over about 25 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Bawku, in °C, with the record for each date.202530354045151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
35°C
Average low
25°C
Precipitation
105 mm
Reanalysis high
42°CMay 1, 2015
Reanalysis low
21°CMay 24, 1997
Daylight
12 h 32 min to 12 h 44 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
22°C
Wind
13.3 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 136°C25°C42°C 201522°C 199169%
May 236°C25°C40°C 201623°C 199171%
May 336°C25°C41°C 201524°C 200770%
May 436°C25°C41°C 200023°C 199771%
May 536°C25°C41°C 200022°C 200371%
May 636°C25°C41°C 200023°C 199772%
May 736°C25°C40°C 201523°C 200872%
May 835°C25°C41°C 201523°C 200573%
May 935°C25°C40°C 200023°C 200574%
May 1035°C25°C40°C 200223°C 201474%
May 1135°C25°C39°C 200023°C 200974%
May 1235°C25°C39°C 200522°C 201372%
May 1335°C25°C40°C 199623°C 201372%
May 1435°C25°C40°C 201523°C 201273%
May 1535°C25°C39°C 200223°C 200774%
May 1635°C25°C40°C 200223°C 199174%
May 1735°C25°C39°C 200023°C 200676%
May 1835°C25°C38°C 200023°C 201877%
May 1935°C25°C39°C 200323°C 199777%
May 2035°C24°C39°C 201423°C 199777%
May 2135°C24°C39°C 200923°C 201278%
May 2235°C24°C39°C 199923°C 200679%
May 2334°C24°C39°C 199923°C 201180%
May 2434°C24°C38°C 200221°C 199780%
May 2534°C24°C39°C 200223°C 199781%
May 2634°C24°C40°C 200222°C 199182%
May 2734°C24°C40°C 200222°C 200483%
May 2834°C24°C38°C 200223°C 200584%
May 2934°C24°C38°C 201523°C 199786%
May 3034°C24°C40°C 201522°C 199186%
May 3134°C24°C38°C 200822°C 199187%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

May 1
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 6:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 6:21 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.