Bousso weather in May

In May, Bousso sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 46 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bousso's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bousso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:35 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Bousso is city and subprefecture of 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 39°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bousso reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°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 41°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)
13928
23928
33928
43928
53928
63928
73928
83928
93928
103928
113828
123828
133828
143828
153827
163827
173827
183827
193827
203827
213727
223727
233727
243727
253727
263727
273727
283627
293626
303626
313626

How May really feels in Bousso

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.

Bousso weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 18°0011.53.3
Feb38° / 21°0011.71.4
Mar41° / 25°10.411.90.0
Apr41° / 28°113.812.20.0
May38° / 27°4610.812.51.1
Jun35° / 25°7712.512.62.5
Jul31° / 24°1662212.63.1
Aug30° / 23°2222612.33.1
Sep31° / 23°14520.712.13.2
Oct34° / 24°428.111.83.1
Nov36° / 21°10.311.52.4
Dec35° / 19°0011.43.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35446
45347
55446
65446
75446
85545
95545
105644
115644
125743
135842
145842
155842
165842
175941
185941
195941
205842
215842
225842
235743
245644
255545
265545
275545
285347
295347
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bousso gets around 46 mm of rain over 10.8 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 34% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
224
325
426
526
627
727
828
928
1029
1129
1230
1331
1432
1533
1634
1735
1836
1937
2038
2139
2240
2340
2441
2542
2643
2743
2844
2944
3044
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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
199293913
298284114
388284215
477274316
566264417
666254518
756244619
845244720
945234821
1035224822
1134214922
1224205123
1324195124
1424185125
1514175226
1614165128
1713165129
1813155031
1913144933
2013134834
2102134837
2202124639
2302114541
2402104443
2501104346
260194148
270184051
280173854
290173656
300063559
310053461

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 5:39 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:396:01
212.45:396:01
312.45:396:02
412.45:386:02
512.45:386:02
612.45:386:02
712.45:376:02
812.45:376:02
912.45:376:02
1012.45:366:03
1112.45:366:03
1212.55:366:03
1312.55:366:03
1412.55:356:03
1512.55:356:04
1612.55:356:04
1712.55:356:04
1812.55:356:04
1912.55:356:04
2012.55:346:05
2112.55:346:05
2212.55:346:05
2312.55:346:05
2412.55:346:06
2512.55:346:06
2612.55:346:06
2712.55:346:06
2812.55:346:07
2912.65:346:07
3012.65:346:07
3112.65:346:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bousso

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bousso sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Bousso?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bousso.

What to pack for Bousso in May

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

In May, Bousso sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Bousso 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 Bousso peaks around March 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 13UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bousso 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 Bousso is worst in March — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1365 µg/m³Jul 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr40Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bousso?

Bousso sits at 10.5°N, 16.7°E, 337 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Déressia, 94 km away.

LaïGuelendengBéréBongorGounou GayaYagouaKelo

Topography around Bousso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bousso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 331 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m.

The land around Bousso is covered by grassland (41%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
19 m
80 km
42 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Déressia 94 km · Laï 129 km · Guelendeng 136 km · Béré 143 km · Bongor 148 km · Gounou Gaya 162 km · Yagoua 162 km · Kelo 164 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 Bousso (10.4847°, 16.7108°, elevation 337 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).