Mani weather in May

In May, Mani sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 14 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mani's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
29°
12th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:39 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
51%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mani reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Mani

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.

Mani weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°0011.35.5
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.5
Mar38° / 24°10.311.91.1
Apr40° / 28°41.212.30.0
May39° / 29°144.312.60.5
Jun37° / 27°337.412.81.9
Jul34° / 25°8413.212.73.0
Aug32° / 24°14517.412.43.4
Sep33° / 25°691112.13.2
Oct37° / 25°143.811.71.9
Nov36° / 21°00.111.42.5
Dec33° / 18°0011.24.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46238
56238
66139
76139
86139
96139
106139
116040
126040
136040
146139
156139
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256337
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mani gets around 14 mm of rain over 4.3 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 14% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
37
47
58
68
79
89
910
1010
1111
1212
1312
1413
1513
1614
1715
1815
1916
2017
2117
2218
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3021
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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 58% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1261234271
2241234291
3221233312
4201233332
5191133362
6171132382
7151132403
8131031423
9111031444
10101031454
118931475
127931485
136931496
145831507
154830517
163730528
173729529
1827295210
1926285311
2026275312
2116265413
2215255514
2315235615
2415225616
2514215717
2614195818
2714185819
2813165921
2913155922
3013136023
3102126224

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:446:12
212.55:446:12
312.55:436:12
412.55:436:13
512.55:426:13
612.55:426:13
712.55:426:13
812.55:416:13
912.55:416:14
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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56.7Intense
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276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mani

In seasonPeak

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

Mani sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Mani?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mani.

What to pack for Mani in May

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

In May, Mani sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mani 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 Mani peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mani 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 Mani is worst in February — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2078 µg/m³Aug 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May38Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec55Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mani?

Mani sits at 13.3°N, 0.2°W, 264 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Bogandé, 32 km away.

PissilaBoulsaYalgoDoriKayaGayériKorsimoro

Topography around Mani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 269 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m.

The land around Mani is covered by grassland (55%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
212 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Bogandé 32 km · Pissila 67 km · Boulsa 77 km · Yalgo 78 km · Dori 88 km · Kaya 96 km · Gayéri 102 km · Korsimoro 104 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 Mani (13.2583°, -0.2131°, elevation 264 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).