Bokoro weather in May

In May, Bokoro sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 15 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 41°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Bokoro's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bokoro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:31 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
41%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bokoro is place in Hadjer-Lamis 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bokoro 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 about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Bokoro 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°0011.44.6
Feb36° / 20°0011.62.6
Mar40° / 24°0011.90.4
Apr42° / 27°3112.30.0
May41° / 28°154.312.60.0
Jun38° / 27°297.512.70.9
Jul34° / 25°9616.312.72.4
Aug32° / 24°18320.912.43.1
Sep34° / 24°7912.412.12.9
Oct37° / 24°143.411.71.6
Nov37° / 21°0011.42.1
Dec34° / 18°0011.34.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
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67327
77426
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307129
317228

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bokoro gets around 15 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 13% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
39
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59
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1513
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2115
2216
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3018
3119

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1451924112
2431925122
3411926122
4391926132
5381927142
6371927143
7361928153
8351928163
9341928163
10331828173
11321828183
12321828183
13311828194
14301828204
15301827214
16291727225
17281727235
18261727255
19251627265
20241627286
21221626296
22201626316
23191526337
24171526357
25151426377
26141426398
27121326418
28111227428
2991127448
3081127469
3171027479

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
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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 5:36 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:366:02
212.45:366:02
312.55:356:02
412.55:356:02
512.55:346:03
612.55:346:03
712.55:346:03
812.55:336:03
912.55:336:03
1012.55:336:04
1112.55:326:04
1212.55:326:04
1312.55:326:04
1412.65:316:05
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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 6.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.18 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bokoro

In seasonPeak

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

Bokoro sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Bokoro?

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
2.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bokoro.

What to pack for Bokoro in May

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

In May, Bokoro sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bokoro 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 Bokoro peaks around August 14 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 14UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bokoro 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 Bokoro is worst in March — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyMar 1185 µg/m³Aug 2220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb82Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May35Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bokoro?

Bokoro sits at 12.4°N, 17.1°E, 300 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Bitkine, 133 km away.

BitkineDourbaliMoussoroMassakoryAtiMassaguetMongoMandelia

Topography around Bokoro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bokoro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 299 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m.

The land around Bokoro is covered by grassland (80%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
14 m
80 km
237 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Bitkine 133 km · Dourbali 144 km · Moussoro 154 km · Massakory 160 km · Ati 167 km · Massaguet 176 km · Mongo 178 km · Mandelia 210 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 Bokoro (12.3781°, 17.0588°, elevation 300 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).