Moïssala weather in May

In May, Moïssala sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 81 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Moïssala's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moïssala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:34 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Moïssala is town in Mandoul 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 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Moïssala reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 38°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)
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33626
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How May really feels in Moïssala

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
14 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.

Moïssala weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 19°0011.63.3
Feb38° / 22°00.111.71.6
Mar39° / 26°72.111.90.6
Apr38° / 27°377.512.21.2
May35° / 25°8113.512.42.4
Jun32° / 24°12117.912.53.1
Jul30° / 23°21625.212.43.1
Aug30° / 22°27027.112.33.1
Sep31° / 22°19223.4123.1
Oct32° / 23°9817.111.83.3
Nov35° / 22°71.311.63.2
Dec35° / 19°0011.53.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54357
64456
74555
84555
94555
104654
114654
124654
134654
144654
154654
164654
174654
184654
194654
204555
214456
224456
234357
244357
254258
264258
274258
284258
294159
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Moïssala gets around 81 mm of rain over 13.5 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 44% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
238
339
440
540
641
742
842
942
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
1943
2043
2144
2244
2345
2445
2546
2647
2748
2848
2949
3050
3150

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1843490
2742510
3640540
4639550
5537580
6536590
7434620
8433630
9332650
10331660
11230680
12229690
13128710
14127720
15127720
16027730
17026740
18026740
19025750
20025750
21024760
22024760
23023770
24022780
25021781
26020791
27019801
28018811
29017821
30016831
31015841

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:375:55
212.35:375:55
312.35:375:55
412.35:365:55
512.35:365:55
612.35:365:55
712.35:365:55
812.35:355:55
912.35:355:56
1012.35:355:56
1112.45:355:56
1212.45:345:56
1312.45:345:56
1412.45:345:56
1512.45:345:56
1612.45:345:57
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3112.45:336:00

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
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215.8Bright
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255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Moïssala

In seasonPeak

None of Moïssala's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Moïssala sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Moïssala?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moïssala.

What to pack for Moïssala in May

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

In May, Moïssala sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Moïssala 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 Moïssala peaks around March 20 at about 14 (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 highMar 20UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Moïssala 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 Moïssala is worst in January — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2243 µg/m³Jul 2313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr25Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Moïssala?

Moïssala sits at 8.3°N, 17.8°E, 385 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Koumra, 68 km away.

DobaSarhKaboBatangafoBébédja

Topography around Moïssala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moïssala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 382 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m.

The land around Moïssala is covered by shrubs (46%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%), trees (21%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), shrubs (32%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
277 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Koumra 68 km · Bédiondo 71 km · Maro 98 km · Doba 107 km · Sarh 112 km · Kabo 119 km · Batangafo 129 km · Bébédja 137 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 Moïssala (8.3404°, 17.7663°, elevation 385 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).