Kindi weather in May

In May, Kindi sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 27 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kindi's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kindi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:47 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kindi reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13828
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33828
43828
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63828
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93828
103828
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283627
293627
303627
313626

How May really feels in Kindi

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
31 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.

Kindi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°00.111.45.5
Feb35° / 22°10.111.63.5
Mar38° / 26°20.511.91.4
Apr39° / 28°92.712.30.8
May37° / 28°276.512.61.5
Jun34° / 26°529.612.72.9
Jul32° / 24°12117.412.73.5
Aug30° / 23°19821.312.43.5
Sep32° / 24°10314.312.13.7
Oct34° / 24°285.611.73.2
Nov35° / 22°10.211.43.0
Dec33° / 20°0011.34.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115149
125149
135149
145149
155149
165149
175248
185248
195248
205248
215347
225347
235545
245545
255545
265644
275644
285743
295743
305743
315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kindi gets around 27 mm of rain over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
314
414
515
615
716
816
917
1017
1118
1218
1319
1419
1520
1621
1721
1822
1923
2024
2124
2225
2325
2426
2526
2627
2727
2828
2928
3028
3129

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
186225212
276215214
376215016
466205117
555195219
645185221
735175223
834165324
924165226
1023155228
1113145329
1213135330
1312135232
1402125333
1502115334
1602105335
1701105336
180195238
190185239
200175141
210175043
220164944
230054847
240054648
250044551
260044353
270034255
280034057
290033859
300023761
310023563

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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910calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:526:18
212.45:526:19
312.55:516:19
412.55:516:19
512.55:516:19
612.55:506:19
712.55:506:19
812.55:506:20
912.55:496:20
1012.55:496:20
1112.55:496:20
1212.55:486:21
1312.55:486:21
1412.65:486:21
1512.65:476:21
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2012.65:466:23
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2712.65:466:25
2812.75:456:25
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3012.75:456:25
3112.75:456:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
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96.6Intense
106.6Intense
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126.6Intense
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246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kindi

In seasonPeak

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

Kindi's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kindi sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Kindi?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kindi.

What to pack for Kindi in May

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

In May, Kindi sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kindi 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 Kindi peaks around March 16 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 16UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kindi 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 Kindi is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1075 µg/m³Aug 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb75Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May34Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov42Poor
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kindi?

Kindi sits at 12.4°N, 2.0°W, 341 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Boussé, 29 km away.

RéoSaonréZinguédésséOuagadougou

Topography around Kindi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kindi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 328 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m.

The land around Kindi is covered by cropland (57%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), grassland (36%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
288 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Boussé 29 km · Kokologo 32 km · Koudougou 42 km · Sabou 47 km · Réo 49 km · Saonré 53 km · Zinguédéssé 53 km · Ouagadougou 55 km

Burkina Faso travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,148
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
31
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 64%Roman Catholic 20%Animiste 9%Protestant 6%

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 Kindi (12.4386°, -2.0328°, elevation 341 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).