Sarh weather in May

In May, Sarh sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.5 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 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sarh's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:30 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Sarh 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sarh reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°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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How May really feels in Sarh

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
18 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.

Sarh 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
Jan35° / 19°0011.53.2
Feb38° / 21°0011.71.6
Mar39° / 25°31.211.90.6
Apr38° / 27°276.412.20.9
May35° / 26°7512.512.42.1
Jun33° / 24°10115.812.53.1
Jul30° / 23°20525.512.53.1
Aug29° / 22°24926.412.33.2
Sep30° / 23°17423.512.13.2
Oct32° / 23°7314.511.83.4
Nov35° / 21°51.111.63.2
Dec35° / 18°0011.53.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44951
55050
65050
75050
85149
95149
105248
115347
125347
135446
145446
155347
165446
175347
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205248
215149
225149
234951
245050
254852
264753
274654
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sarh gets around 75 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
234
335
435
536
636
737
837
937
1038
1138
1238
1338
1439
1539
1640
1740
1840
1941
2041
2142
2242
2343
2443
2544
2645
2745
2846
2946
3046
3147

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1121944340
2121744360
3121644380
4011544390
5011344410
6011244430
7011144440
8011044450
900944470
1000843480
1100743490
1200643510
1300643510
1400542530
1500442540
1600441550
1700341560
1800340570
1900340570
2000339580
2100238600
2200237610
2300236620
2400234640
2500233650
2600131671
2700130681
2800128701
2900127711
3000125731
3100024751

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
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319calm

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 5:34 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:345:53
212.35:345:53
312.35:335:53
412.35:335:53
512.35:335:54
612.45:325:54
712.45:325:54
812.45:325:54
912.45:325:54
1012.45:315:54
1112.45:315:54
1212.45:315:55
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1512.45:305:55
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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 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
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265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sarh

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sarh 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 Sarh?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sarh.

What to pack for Sarh in May

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

In May, Sarh sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sarh 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 Sarh peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 21UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Sarh 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 Sarh is worst in December — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModerateUnhealthyDec 1466 µg/m³Jul 2013 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb31Moderate
Mar42Poor
Apr25Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov52Poor
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sarh?

Sarh sits at 9.1°N, 18.4°E, 370 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Kyabé, 70 km away.

MoïssalaBédiondoKaboDobaBatangafo

Topography around Sarh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 363 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m.

The land around Sarh is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%), grassland (28%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (53%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
25 m
80 km
345 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kyabé 70 km · Maro 74 km · Koumra 95 km · Moïssala 112 km · Bédiondo 143 km · Kabo 163 km · Doba 176 km · Batangafo 205 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 Sarh (9.1456°, 18.3833°, elevation 370 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).