Togo in May

Rainy in the south; hills green.

May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatDry, festive and busy with diaspora visitors.
• FebruaryGreatDry and hot; clear coast days.
• AugustGoodDry spell on the coast; waterfalls strong in the Plateaux.
• NovemberGoodDry season starts; clear and green.

• Coast and lagoons · Lomé, Lake Togo, Anéhorainy

  Relatively dry for the region; the long rains peak in June and a cooler break comes in July–August.

• Plateaux hills · Kpalimé, Mount Agou, Atakpamé, Badourainy

  Wetter and cooler; waterfalls strongest Jul–Oct, trails muddy. Harmattan haze in January.

• Central and northern savanna · Sokodé, Kara, Koutammakou, Dapaongrainy

  One rainy season May–October; March–April is very hot. The Savanes region is under advisories — check.

• Lomé31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 10 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 10 rain days
• Aného31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 12 rain days
• Badou31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 12 rain days
• Kara35 °C (95 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 9 rain days95 °F (35 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 9 rain days
• Kpalimé33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 12 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Labour Day

  1 May

  Public holiday.

• Ascension and Whit Monday

  May–Jun (moves)

  Public holidays.

• Eid al-Fitr and Tabaski

  Moves yearly (lunar)

  Holidays; celebrations in Sokodé and the north.

Crowds · Togo

Low

Prices · Togo

Low

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Togo, side by side.

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• Lomé

  Heavy rain; flooding on some streets.