Moussoro weather in May

In May, Moussoro sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.7 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 68% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Moussoro's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moussoro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:31 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
30%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Moussoro is place in Barh El Gazel, 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 Moussoro reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 13°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 on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Moussoro 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
Jan30° / 15°0011.36.6
Feb33° / 18°0011.54.5
Mar37° / 22°0011.91.8
Apr41° / 26°10.212.30.1
May41° / 28°61.712.60.0
Jun40° / 28°113.412.80.3
Jul36° / 26°519.812.72.0
Aug33° / 25°10414.712.52.9
Sep37° / 25°367.112.11.8
Oct38° / 25°41.211.71.2
Nov35° / 21°0011.43.3
Dec31° / 16°0011.26.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58119
68119
78119
88119
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118218
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318416

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Moussoro gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.7 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
44
54
64
74
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307
317

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
175121030
275121030
372131131
472131131
570131241
670131241
770131241
869131341
968131351
1068131351
1168131351
1266131452
1364141462
1464141462
1563141572
1663131572
1761131682
1861131682
1958141792
20561418102
21551419102
22531420112
23501521122
24491522122
25471523132
26451623133
27431624143
28411625143
29401726153
30381727153
31371728153

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 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 5:37 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:376:06
212.55:366:06
312.55:366:06
412.55:366:06
512.55:356:06
612.55:356:07
712.55:346:07
812.65:346:07
912.65:346:07
1012.65:336:08
1112.65:336:08
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1312.65:326:08
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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 7.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
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167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Moussoro

In seasonPeak

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

Moussoro sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Moussoro?

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
2.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moussoro.

What to pack for Moussoro in May

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

In May, Moussoro sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Moussoro 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 Moussoro peaks around March 17 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 highExtremeExtremeExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Moussoro 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 Moussoro is worst in February — around 116 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 12115 µg/m³Aug 2322 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan113Unhealthy
Feb116Unhealthy
Mar108Unhealthy
Apr76Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul28Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct52Poor
Nov69Unhealthy
Dec106Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Moussoro?

Moussoro sits at 13.6°N, 16.5°E, 300 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Massakory, 109 km away.

MassakoryMaoBokoroMassaguetBolAtiDourbaliBlangwa

Topography around Moussoro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moussoro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 290 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m.

The land around Moussoro is covered by grassland (83%) within 3 km, grassland (91%) within 16 km, and grassland (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
89 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Massakory 109 km · Mao 138 km · Bokoro 154 km · Massaguet 173 km · Bol 193 km · Ati 206 km · Dourbali 215 km · Blangwa 231 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 Moussoro (13.6444°, 16.4895°, elevation 300 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).