Climate averages 1991–2020
Franceville weather
in May.
A hot, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Franceville: daytime highs average 29.3°C and nights cool to about 21.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 138 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes May a wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Moanda, Gabon (43 km away). In May its highs average 29.4°C, about as warm as Franceville, with 121 mm of rain.
Among the 6 cities listed in Gabon, Franceville ranks 3rd of 6 for the warmest May highs and 3rd of 6 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 6 cities is 28.9°C; Franceville is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 138 mm to 40 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Franceville climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.8°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 146 | 21.8 | 12.212 h |
| February | 30.2°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 154 | 20.5 | 12.212 h |
| March | 30.2°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 176 | 23.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.5°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 165 | 23.5 | 12.112 h |
| May, selected | 29.3°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 138 | 23.4 | 12.012 h |
| June | 28.9°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 40 | 9.5 | 12.012 h |
| July | 29.1°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 26 | 6.8 | 12.012 h |
| August | 29.2°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 47 | 11.6 | 12.112 h |
| September | 29.4°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 109 | 20.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.9°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 197 | 27.4 | 12.112 h |
| November | 28.8°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 207 | 26.5 | 12.212 h |
| December | 29.2°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 184 | 24.8 | 12.212 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Moanda, Gabon in MayGabon · 43 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 21.8°C · 121 mm rain
- Nkayi in MayRepublic of the Congo · 286 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 69 mm rain
- Dolisie in MayRepublic of the Congo · 303 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.3°C · 94 mm rain
- Brazzaville in MayRepublic of the Congo · 348 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 22.6°C · 73 mm rain
- Kinshasa in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 356 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 22.6°C · 73 mm rain
- Masina in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 366 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 22.6°C · 99 mm rain
- Pointe-Noire in MayRepublic of the Congo · 398 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 23.7°C · 38 mm rain
- Inkisi in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 422 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 21.4°C · 82 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Franceville) is explained once on the Franceville year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.