Béré weather in May

In May, Béré sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 61 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Béré's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Béré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:39 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Béré is settlement in Chad.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Béré reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13827
23827
33727
43727
53727
63727
73727
83727
93727
103727
113727
123727
133727
143627
153626
163626
173626
183626
193626
203626
213626
223626
233526
243526
253526
263526
273526
283525
293525
303425
313425

How May really feels in Béré

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
21 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.

Béré weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 17°0011.53.9
Feb37° / 21°0011.72.0
Mar40° / 25°20.411.90.3
Apr39° / 27°174.812.20.5
May36° / 26°6110.912.41.9
Jun33° / 24°10014.612.53.1
Jul30° / 23°19024.112.53.2
Aug30° / 22°24526.512.33.2
Sep31° / 23°15322.112.13.3
Oct33° / 23°5210.711.83.5
Nov35° / 21°20.411.63.3
Dec34° / 17°0011.54.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54852
64753
74852
84753
94753
104852
114852
124951
134951
144951
154951
164951
174951
184852
194852
204852
214852
224753
234753
244753
254654
264654
274654
284654
294654
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Béré gets around 61 mm of rain over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
228
328
429
529
630
730
830
931
1031
1131
1232
1332
1433
1534
1634
1735
1836
1937
2037
2138
2239
2339
2440
2541
2641
2742
2842
2943
3043
3143

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
145244819
235234920
334214922
434205023
523205025
623195026
722185127
812175228
912165229
1012155230
1111145331
1211135431
1301125532
1401115533
1501105534
160195535
170195436
180185338
190175240
200175141
210165043
220154945
230054748
240044551
250044452
260034255
270034057
280023959
290023761
300023563
310013465

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
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 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 5:43 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:436:02
212.35:426:02
312.35:426:02
412.35:426:03
512.45:426:03
612.45:416:03
712.45:416:03
812.45:416:03
912.45:406:03
1012.45:406:03
1112.45:406:04
1212.45:406:04
1312.45:396:04
1412.45:396:04
1512.45:396:04
1612.45:396:04
1712.45:396:05
1812.45:396:05
1912.45:386:05
2012.45:386:05
2112.55:386:05
2212.55:386:06
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2512.55:386:06
2612.55:386:07
2712.55:386:07
2812.55:386:07
2912.55:386:07
3012.55:386:07
3112.55:386:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Béré

In seasonPeak

None of Béré's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Béré sees seasonal dust haze (March–April), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Béré?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Béré.

What to pack for Béré in May

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

In May, Béré sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Béré in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Béré peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Béré 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 Béré is worst in March — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1355 µg/m³Jul 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr33Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Béré?

Béré sits at 9.3°N, 16.2°E, 361 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Laï, 18 km away.

Topography around Béré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Béré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 362 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m.

The land around Béré is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
37 m
80 km
220 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Laï 18 km · Kelo 38 km · Benoy 42 km · Déressia 51 km · Gounou Gaya 78 km · Moundou 83 km · Goré 84 km · Bébédja 85 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 Béré (9.3202°, 16.1552°, elevation 361 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).