Mandelia weather in May

In May, Mandelia sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 20 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 12.5 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 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Mandelia's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mandelia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:39 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Mandelia is sub-prefecture 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 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mandelia reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14128
24128
34128
44128
54128
64128
74128
84028
94028
104028
114028
124028
134028
144028
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204028
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243928
253927
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273927
283927
293927
303927
313927

How May really feels in Mandelia

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.

Mandelia 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° / 16°0011.44.7
Feb36° / 19°0011.62.7
Mar40° / 24°0011.90.4
Apr41° / 27°41.312.30.0
May40° / 28°205.712.50.2
Jun37° / 27°378.912.71.5
Jul33° / 25°11417.112.62.8
Aug31° / 24°19623.112.43.2
Sep33° / 24°9614.812.13.3
Oct36° / 24°194.211.72.3
Nov36° / 21°00.111.52.5
Dec33° / 17°0011.34.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 34%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56535
66535
76634
86634
96733
106733
116733
126832
136832
146832
156832
166733
176733
186733
196733
206733
216733
226733
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246733
256535
266535
276634
286535
296535
306535
316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mandelia gets around 20 mm of rain over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
211
312
412
513
613
714
814
915
1015
1116
1216
1317
1418
1518
1619
1719
1819
1920
2020
2121
2221
2322
2422
2523
2623
2723
2823
2923
3024
3124

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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1311627242
2301627253
3291627263
4271527273
5271527283
6261527294
7251427294
8241427304
9241427315
10231327315
11231327316
12221327326
13221327327
14211226338
15201226338
16191226349
171811263410
181711263511
191610253612
20159253813
21149253914
22138244015
23118244116
24108234317
2597224418
2687224618
2766214719
2856204920
2955195120
3045185221
3134175521

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 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
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
3010calm
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 5:44 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:446:09
212.45:436:09
312.45:436:09
412.45:436:09
512.45:426:09
612.55:426:09
712.55:426:10
812.55:416:10
912.55:416:10
1012.55:416:10
1112.55:406:10
1212.55:406:11
1312.55:406:11
1412.55:406:11
1512.55:396:11
1612.55:396:11
1712.55:396:12
1812.65:396:12
1912.65:396:12
2012.65:386:12
2112.65:386:13
2212.65:386:13
2312.65:386:13
2412.65:386:13
2512.65:386:14
2612.65:386:14
2712.65:386:14
2812.65:386:15
2912.65:376:15
3012.65:376:15
3112.65:376:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mandelia

In seasonPeak

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

Mandelia sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Mandelia?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mandelia.

What to pack for Mandelia in May

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

In May, Mandelia sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mandelia 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 Mandelia peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highMar 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mandelia 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 Mandelia is worst in February — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1797 µg/m³Aug 1522 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan91Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar94Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May40Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct42Poor
Nov53Poor
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mandelia?

Mandelia sits at 11.7°N, 15.2°E, 302 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Kousséri, 45 km away.

MagaBogoGamboru

Topography around Mandelia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mandelia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5 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 56 m.

The land around Mandelia is covered by grassland (77%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
5 m
16 km
14 m
80 km
56 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kousséri 45 km · N'Djamena 47 km · Dourbali 68 km · Massaguet 85 km · Guelendeng 96 km · Maga 104 km · Bogo 131 km · Gamboru 134 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 Mandelia (11.7302°, 15.2447°, elevation 302 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).