Sinendé weather in May

In May, Sinendé sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 111 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sinendé's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sinendé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:33 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sinendé reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13525
23525
33525
43525
53525
63525
73524
83524
93524
103424
113424
123424
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223424
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283324
293324
303323
313323

How May really feels in Sinendé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
12 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sinendé weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°10.111.54.7
Feb35° / 22°20.511.73.1
Mar37° / 24°112.411.91.8
Apr36° / 25°47912.21.8
May34° / 24°11117.312.52.5
Jun32° / 23°13719.712.63.1
Jul30° / 22°21124.912.53.2
Aug29° / 22°28526.712.33.1
Sep31° / 22°20522.712.13.2
Oct33° / 22°6810.511.83.4
Nov35° / 21°20.411.53.5
Dec33° / 19°0011.44.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43862
53862
63862
73862
83862
93961
103961
114060
124060
134060
144258
154159
164159
174159
184159
194060
204060
214060
223961
233961
243862
253763
263565
273565
283466
293466
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sinendé gets around 111 mm of rain over 17.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 55% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
249
350
451
551
652
752
852
952
1052
1152
1251
1351
1451
1552
1652
1752
1853
1953
2054
2155
2256
2358
2459
2561
2662
2763
2865
2965
3066
3167

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1116821
2115831
3114841
4113851
5012871
6011872
7011872
8010882
909892
1009892
1108902
1207912
1307912
1406922
1506922
1606922
1706922
1806922
1905932
2005932
2105932
2205923
2305923
2405923
2505923
2605923
2704933
2804933
2904933
3004933
3104933

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:376:59
212.46:366:59
312.46:366:59
412.46:366:59
512.46:356:59
612.46:356:59
712.46:356:59
812.46:346:59
912.46:347:00
1012.46:347:00
1112.46:347:00
1212.46:337:00
1312.56:337:00
1412.56:337:01
1512.56:337:01
1612.56:337:01
1712.56:327:01
1812.56:327:01
1912.56:327:02
2012.56:327:02
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2212.56:327:02
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2712.56:317:04
2812.56:317:04
2912.56:317:04
3012.66:317:04
3112.66:317:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sinendé

In seasonPeak

In May, Sinendé sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sinendé's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Sinendé sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Sinendé?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sinendé.

What to pack for Sinendé in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Sinendé sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sinendé in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sinendé peaks around April 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 18UV 12Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Sinendé in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sinendé is worst in February — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1384 µg/m³Aug 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr44Poor
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sinendé?

Sinendé sits at 10.3°N, 2.4°E, 371 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Tobré, 32 km away.

PéhonkoKérouNdaliPèrèrèNikkiBanikoara

Topography around Sinendé

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sinendé.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinendé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 362 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m.

The land around Sinendé is covered by cropland (37%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
361 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Tobré 32 km · Bembèrèkè 34 km · Péhonko 43 km · Kérou 61 km · Ndali 66 km · Pèrèrè 90 km · Nikki 102 km · Banikoara 106 km

Benin travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,658
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Muslim 28%Roman Catholic 26%Protestant 14%Vodoun 12%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Sinendé (10.3496°, 2.3791°, elevation 371 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).