Mao weather in May

In May, Mao sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mao's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:35 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Mao is city 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mao reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 14°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 warmer than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Mao weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°0011.37.2
Feb32° / 18°0011.55.2
Mar36° / 22°0011.92.3
Apr40° / 25°10.312.30.2
May41° / 27°41.312.60.0
Jun40° / 27°82.712.80.3
Jul36° / 26°459.212.82.0
Aug34° / 25°9013.212.52.9
Sep37° / 25°305.612.12.0
Oct37° / 24°30.811.71.7
Nov34° / 20°0011.34.0
Dec30° / 16°0011.26.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28218
38218
48218
58119
68218
78317
88317
98317
108317
118317
128416
138416
148515
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mao gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.3 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
43
53
63
73
83
93
104
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185
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277
287
297
307
318

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
178101020
276101130
376101130
474101231
573111231
672111331
771111341
871111341
970121341
1070121341
1169121441
1269121441
1368121451
1468121451
1566131461
1665131561
1765131561
1863131671
1963131671
2061131781
2159141881
2256141992
23541420102
24531421102
25511521112
26501522112
27481623122
28461623122
29441724132
30421725133
31401826143

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
512light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 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 5:41 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:416:11
212.55:416:11
312.55:406:11
412.55:406:12
512.55:396:12
612.65:396:12
712.65:386:12
812.65:386:12
912.65:386:13
1012.65:376:13
1112.65:376:13
1212.65:376:13
1312.65:366:14
1412.65:366:14
1512.65:366:14
1612.75:356:15
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2012.75:346:16
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2712.75:336:18
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2912.85:336:19
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3112.85:336:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mao

In seasonPeak

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

Mao sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Mao?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mao.

What to pack for Mao in May

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

In May, Mao sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mao 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 Mao peaks around March 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Mao 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 Mao is worst in February — around 136 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 10135 µg/m³Aug 2027 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan132Unhealthy
Feb136Unhealthy
Mar120Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May59Unhealthy
Jun47Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct69Unhealthy
Nov87Unhealthy
Dec128Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mao?

Mao sits at 14.1°N, 15.3°E, 350 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Bol, 97 km away.

MassakoryMoussoroBlangwaMassaguetN'DjamenaGamboruKousséri

Topography around Mao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m.

The land around Mao is covered by grassland (51%) and bare terrain (41%) within 3 km, grassland (92%) within 16 km, and grassland (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
78 m
80 km
114 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Bol 97 km · Massakory 133 km · Moussoro 138 km · Blangwa 171 km · Massaguet 184 km · N'Djamena 226 km · Gamboru 228 km · Kousséri 230 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 Mao (14.1229°, 15.3119°, elevation 350 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).