Moundou weather in May

In May, Moundou sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 74 mm of rain across 12.4 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 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Moundou's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moundou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:40 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Moundou is city in Chad.

Founded
1923

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 Moundou 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 37°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)
13626
23626
33626
43626
53626
63626
73526
83526
93526
103526
113525
123525
133525
143525
153525
163525
173525
183425
193425
203425
213425
223425
233425
243425
253425
263424
273324
283324
293324
303324
313324

How May really feels in Moundou

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Moundou 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
Jan33° / 17°0011.64.7
Feb35° / 20°0011.73.0
Mar38° / 24°30.811.91.3
Apr37° / 26°245.612.21.4
May35° / 25°7412.412.42.5
Jun32° / 23°11616.812.53.4
Jul30° / 22°20324.812.43.3
Aug29° / 22°26227.312.33.2
Sep30° / 22°17522.312.13.4
Oct32° / 22°6512.411.83.7
Nov34° / 21°30.711.63.7
Dec33° / 18°0011.54.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54456
64456
74456
84456
94654
104555
114555
124555
134555
144753
154654
164654
174654
184654
194654
204654
214654
224654
234654
244654
254555
264456
274456
284456
294456
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Moundou gets around 74 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
232
333
433
534
634
734
834
935
1035
1135
1235
1336
1437
1537
1638
1739
1840
1941
2042
2143
2244
2345
2446
2546
2647
2748
2848
2949
3049
3149

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
113156021
213145923
312136024
412125926
512125827
602115829
701105930
80195931
90195832
100185833
110075934
120075835
130065935
140055936
150055837
160045838
170045739
180035740
190035542
200025444
210025345
220025147
230014949
240014851
250014653
260014455
270014257
280014059
290003862
300003664
310003466

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:44 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:446:02
212.35:446:02
312.35:436:02
412.35:436:02
512.35:436:02
612.35:426:02
712.35:426:02
812.35:426:02
912.35:426:03
1012.45:416:03
1112.45:416:03
1212.45:416:03
1312.45:416:03
1412.45:416:03
1512.45:406:03
1612.45:406:04
1712.45:406:04
1812.45:406:04
1912.45:406:04
2012.45:406:04
2112.45:406:05
2212.45:406:05
2312.45:396:05
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2512.45:396:05
2612.45:396:06
2712.45:396:06
2812.45:396:06
2912.55:396:06
3012.55:396:07
3112.55:396:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Moundou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Moundou sees seasonal dust haze (March–April), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Moundou?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moundou.

What to pack for Moundou in May

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

In May, Moundou sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Moundou 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 Moundou peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 21UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Moundou 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 Moundou is worst in March — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1255 µg/m³Jul 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr34Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Moundou?

Moundou sits at 8.6°N, 16.1°E, 402 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Goré, 49 km away.

Touboro

Topography around Moundou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moundou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 400 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m.

The land around Moundou is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
145 m
80 km
358 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Goré 49 km · Benoy 53 km · Bébédja 55 km · Béré 83 km · Doba 86 km · Kelo 87 km · Laï 95 km · Touboro 119 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 Moundou (8.5744°, 16.0772°, elevation 402 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).