Climate averages 1991–2020
Korhogo weather
in May.
A hot, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Korhogo: daytime highs average 33.6°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 99 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes May a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 33 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ferkessédougou (50 km away). In May its highs average 33.6°C, about as warm as Korhogo, with 102 mm of rain.
Among the 30 cities listed in Ivory Coast, Korhogo ranks joint 1st of 30 for the warmest May highs and 3rd of 30 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 30 cities is 30.6°C; Korhogo is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 31.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 99 mm to 107 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
Korhogo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.0°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 5.9 | 1.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 35.8°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 13 | 2.6 | 11.812 h |
| March | 36.4°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 37 | 7.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 72 | 13.5 | 12.312 h |
| May, selected | 33.6°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 99 | 16.6 | 12.613 h |
| June | 31.6°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 107 | 17.3 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.2°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 185 | 23.7 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.3°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 244 | 26.5 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.0°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 188 | 23.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.5°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 88 | 14.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 32.9°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 16 | 3.6 | 11.712 h |
| December | 33.8°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 2.4 | 0.4 | 11.612 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
- Ferkessédougou in MayIvory Coast · 50 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 24.0°C · 102 mm rain
- Banfora in MayBurkina Faso · 163 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 24.7°C · 75 mm rain
- Séguéla in MayIvory Coast · 202 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.9°C · 146 mm rain
- Sikasso in MayMali · 207 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 25.2°C · 69 mm rain
- Bouaké in MayIvory Coast · 207 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.0°C · 125 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in MayBurkina Faso · 241 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 24.6°C · 66 mm rain
- Vavoua in MayIvory Coast · 249 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 23.3°C · 97 mm rain
- Bouaflé in MayIvory Coast · 275 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 23.8°C · 101 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 Korhogo) is explained once on the Korhogo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.