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May Weather in Bassa Nigeria

Daily high temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 88°F to 84°F, rarely falling below 78°F or exceeding 95°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 66°F, rarely falling below 64°F or exceeding 69°F.

For reference, on March 28, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Bassa typically range from 65°F to 92°F, while on December 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 54°F to 85°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in May in Bassa

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in May in Bassa

Average Hourly Temperature in May in BassaMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJuncoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Sakleshpur, India (4,538 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Bassa (view comparison).

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The month of May in Bassa experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 83% to 77%. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 83% on May 6.

The clearest day of the month is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 23% of the time.

For reference, on May 6, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 83%, while on December 31, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 59%.

Cloud Cover Categories in May in Bassa

Cloud Cover Categories in May in BassaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunDec 3159%Dec 3159%May 117%May 117%May 3123%May 3123%May 1117%May 1117%May 2118%May 2118%mostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastclear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Bassa, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 49% and ending it at 55%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 79% on August 16, and its lowest chance is -0% on December 26.

Probability of Precipitation in May in Bassa

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in Bassa is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 3.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.2 inches or falls below 0.6 inches, and ending the month at 4.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.3 inches or falls below 1.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in May in Bassa

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of May in Bassa, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 12 hours, 29 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 12 hours, 40 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May in Bassa

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Bassa is 6:07 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 5 minutes earlier at 6:02 AM on May 29.

The earliest sunset is 6:36 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 6 minutes later at 6:42 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Bassa during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:05 AM and sets 12 hours, 42 minutes later, at 6:47 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:36 AM and sets 11 hours, 33 minutes later, at 6:09 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May in Bassa

The solar day over the course of May. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in Bassa

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in BassaMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun001010202020303040405050506060707080800001010202030303040405050606060707080
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in Bassa

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in BassaMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunApr 87:22 PMApr 87:22 PMApr 2412:50 AMApr 2412:50 AMMay 84:23 AMMay 84:23 AMMay 232:54 PMMay 232:54 PMJun 61:38 PMJun 61:38 PMJun 222:09 AMJun 222:09 AM5:55 AM5:55 AM6:29 PM6:29 PM6:18 PM6:18 PM6:19 AM6:19 AM6:07 AM6:07 AM7:08 PM7:08 PM6:45 PM6:45 PM6:32 AM6:32 AM5:42 AM5:42 AM6:55 PM6:55 PM6:30 PM6:30 PM6:15 AM6:15 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
May 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%12:38 AMESE12:31 PMWSW-6:35 AMS232,737 mi
2
41%1:29 AMESE1:28 PMWSW-7:30 AMS230,357 mi
3
30%2:16 AMESE2:24 PMW-8:21 AMS228,271 mi
4
19%3:01 AME3:19 PMW-9:10 AMS226,680 mi
5
11%3:46 AME4:14 PMW-9:59 AMS225,788 mi
6
4%4:30 AME5:10 PMWNW-10:49 AMS225,766 mi
7
1%5:17 AMENE6:08 PMWNW-11:41 AMN226,709 mi
8
0%6:07 AMENE7:08 PMWNW-12:36 PMN228,606 mi
9
3%7:00 AMENE8:10 PMWNW-1:34 PMN231,329 mi
10
8%7:57 AMENE9:12 PMWNW-2:34 PMN234,648 mi
11
15%8:56 AMENE10:11 PMWNW-3:34 PMN238,259 mi
12
23%9:55 AMENE11:05 PMWNW-4:31 PMN241,845 mi
13
33%10:51 AMENE11:54 PMWNW-5:24 PMN245,114 mi
14
43%11:43 AMENE--6:12 PMN247,832 mi
15
50%-12:37 AMWNW12:32 PMENE6:56 PMN249,837 mi
16
62%-1:17 AMWNW1:18 PMENE7:37 PMN251,042 mi
17
71%-1:53 AMW2:02 PME8:16 PMS251,431 mi
18
80%-2:29 AMW2:45 PME8:55 PMS251,048 mi
19
87%-3:03 AMW3:29 PME9:34 PMS249,988 mi
20
93%-3:39 AMW4:13 PMESE10:14 PMS248,384 mi
21
97%-4:16 AMWSW5:01 PMESE10:58 PMS246,386 mi
22
100%-4:57 AMWSW5:51 PMESE11:46 PMS244,151 mi
23
100%-5:42 AMWSW6:45 PMESE--
24
100%-6:32 AMWSW7:42 PMESE12:38 AMS241,826 mi
25
98%-7:27 AMWSW8:41 PMESE1:34 AMS239,534 mi
26
93%-8:25 AMWSW9:39 PMESE2:33 AMS237,366 mi
27
86%-9:26 AMWSW10:35 PMESE3:33 AMS235,378 mi
28
78%-10:26 AMWSW11:26 PMESE4:31 AMS233,595 mi
29
67%-11:24 AMWSW-5:26 AMS232,033 mi
30
50%12:14 AMESE12:19 PMWSW-6:17 AMS230,710 mi
31
44%12:59 AME1:13 PMW-7:06 AMS229,668 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Bassa is rapidly increasing during May, rising from 51% to 62% over the course of the month.

For reference, on June 9, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 63% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in Bassa

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in BassaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AprJunMay 151%May 151%May 3162%May 3162%May 1157%May 1157%May 2160%May 2160%muggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Bassa is gradually decreasing during May, decreasing from 6.8 miles per hour to 6.1 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 22, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.5 miles per hour, while on September 5, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in May in Bassa

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Bassa throughout May is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 47% on May 1.

Wind Direction in May in Bassa

Wind Direction in May in BassaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AprJunwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Bassa are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Bassa

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in BassaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJun100%May 16100%May 16coolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Bassa are rapidly increasing during May, increasing by 725°F, from 2,768°F to 3,494°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in May in Bassa

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of May, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Bassa is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 5.2 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in Bassa

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in BassaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhAprJunMay 15.3 kWhMay 15.3 kWhMay 315.1 kWhMay 315.1 kWhMay 115.2 kWhMay 115.2 kWhMay 215.1 kWhMay 215.1 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Bassa are 9.942 deg latitude, 8.740 deg longitude, and 3,832 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Bassa contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 728 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,837 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,795 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,209 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Bassa is covered by cropland (60%), grassland (15%), shrubs (13%), and trees (12%), within 10 miles by cropland (52%) and shrubs (22%), and within 50 miles by cropland (54%) and shrubs (22%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Bassa, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Bassa is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Bassa, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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