Gounou Gaya weather in May

In May, Gounou Gaya sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 56 mm of rain across 10.8 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 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Gounou Gaya's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gounou Gaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:41 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Gounou Gaya is town 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 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gounou Gaya reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 40°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)
13927
23927
33827
43827
53827
63827
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93827
103827
113827
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193727
203726
213726
223626
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283626
293526
303526
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How May really feels in Gounou Gaya

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
30 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.

Gounou Gaya 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° / 18°0011.53.6
Feb37° / 21°0011.71.7
Mar40° / 25°10.211.90.1
Apr40° / 27°133.212.20.2
May37° / 27°5610.812.41.4
Jun34° / 25°7713.412.62.9
Jul31° / 23°14620.412.53.3
Aug30° / 23°21524.312.33.3
Sep31° / 23°1382012.13.3
Oct34° / 23°428.411.83.2
Nov36° / 21°10.211.62.7
Dec34° / 18°0011.43.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55149
65149
75248
85248
95347
105248
115347
125347
135347
145248
155248
165248
175248
185248
195149
205149
215050
224951
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254852
264852
274852
284852
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gounou Gaya gets around 56 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 35% 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 (%)
124
225
325
426
527
628
728
829
929
1030
1130
1231
1332
1433
1534
1635
1736
1837
1937
2038
2139
2240
2341
2441
2542
2643
2743
2844
2944
3044
3144

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 83% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
197204717
296204718
386194819
476184820
575184921
665174922
755174923
854174925
944165026
1043165027
1133165127
1233155128
1322155229
1422145230
1522145131
1611135332
1711135233
1811125135
1911115136
2011115038
2101104940
220194942
230084843
240074746
250074548
260064450
270054352
280044155
290044056
300033859
310033760

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:45 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:456:05
212.35:456:05
312.45:446:05
412.45:446:06
512.45:446:06
612.45:436:06
712.45:436:06
812.45:436:06
912.45:436:06
1012.45:426:06
1112.45:426:06
1212.45:426:07
1312.45:426:07
1412.45:416:07
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1712.45:416:08
1812.55:416:08
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2012.55:406:08
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3012.55:406:11
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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 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gounou Gaya

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gounou Gaya sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Gounou Gaya?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gounou Gaya.

What to pack for Gounou Gaya in May

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

In May, Gounou Gaya sees daytime highs around 37°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 Gounou Gaya 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 Gounou Gaya peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 15UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gounou Gaya 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 Gounou Gaya is worst in March — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1268 µg/m³Jul 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr43Poor
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gounou Gaya?

Gounou Gaya sits at 9.6°N, 15.5°E, 345 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Kelo, 48 km away.

Topography around Gounou Gaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gounou Gaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 344 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m.

The land around Gounou Gaya is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
318 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kelo 48 km · Fianga 52 km · Pala 73 km · Bongor 74 km · Béré 78 km · Déressia 84 km · Yagoua 85 km · Laï 90 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 Gounou Gaya (9.6294°, 15.5132°, elevation 345 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).