Ati weather in May

In May, Ati sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Ati's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ati's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:25 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
34%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ati is prefecture of Batha Region, Chad.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ati reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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24128
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How May really feels in Ati

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.

Ati 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
Jan33° / 17°0011.34.8
Feb35° / 19°0011.63.0
Mar39° / 23°0011.90.7
Apr41° / 26°20.912.30.0
May41° / 28°82.812.60.0
Jun39° / 27°205.512.80.5
Jul35° / 25°8413.912.72.2
Aug32° / 24°17520.412.43.0
Sep35° / 25°609.912.12.4
Oct38° / 25°72.211.71.1
Nov37° / 22°0011.42.2
Dec34° / 18°0011.24.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47723
57723
67822
77822
87822
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ati gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
36
46
56
67
77
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97
108
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
164171450
262181550
362181550
460181660
559191660
658191670
758191670
857191770
955201780
1054201781
1153201791
1253201791
13531917101
14521917111
15511918111
16501918122
17491819132
18471819142
19461820152
20441721162
21421721173
22401722183
23381723193
24361724203
25341725213
26321726223
27301727233
28281728243
29261829243
30241830253
31231930263

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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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 5:30 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:305:58
212.55:295:58
312.55:295:58
412.55:295:58
512.55:285:59
612.55:285:59
712.55:275:59
812.55:275:59
912.55:275:59
1012.65:266:00
1112.65:266:00
1212.65:266:00
1312.65:256:00
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1712.65:246:01
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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 7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ati

In seasonPeak

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

Ati sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Ati?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ati.

What to pack for Ati in May

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

In May, Ati sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ati in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ati peaks around August 16 at about 13 (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 highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ati 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 Ati is worst in March — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (September, 21 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyMar 1286 µg/m³Sep 921 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb82Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May42Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul28Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov45Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ati?

Ati sits at 13.2°N, 18.3°E, 340 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Mongo, 120 km away.

MongoBitkineUmm HājarBokoroMangalméMoussoroAbéchéMassakory

Topography around Ati

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ati has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 330 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m.

The land around Ati is covered by grassland (76%) within 3 km, grassland (95%) within 16 km, and grassland (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
23 m
80 km
411 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Mongo 120 km · Bitkine 138 km · Umm Hājar 147 km · Bokoro 167 km · Mangalmé 168 km · Moussoro 206 km · Abéché 278 km · Massakory 283 km

Chad travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,022
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
32.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 52%Protestant 24%Roman Catholic 20%none 3%

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 Ati (13.2138°, 18.3393°, elevation 340 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).