Kindia weather in May

In May, Kindia sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 100 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kindia's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kindia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:34 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Kindia is human settlement.

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 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kindia reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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 36°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)
13525
23525
33525
43525
53525
63425
73424
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103424
113424
123424
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203324
213224
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283224
293224
303124
313124

How May really feels in Kindia

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.

Kindia weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°30.611.54.3
Feb35° / 22°10.311.73.2
Mar36° / 23°41.111.92.4
Apr36° / 24°183.812.22.3
May33° / 24°10017.112.52.7
Jun30° / 23°21926.612.62.9
Jul28° / 22°40329.512.53.2
Aug28° / 22°46130.212.33.2
Sep29° / 22°32628.312.13.0
Oct30° / 22°13123.811.83.2
Nov31° / 22°276.911.54.7
Dec32° / 21°30.711.44.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34654
44555
54357
64258
74258
84060
93961
103763
113664
123466
133367
143268
153070
162872
172773
182674
192476
202278
212179
222080
232080
241882
251783
261684
271684
281684
291585
301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kindia gets around 100 mm of rain over 17.1 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 56% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
229
331
432
534
636
737
839
942
1044
1146
1249
1351
1454
1556
1658
1760
1862
1964
2066
2167
2269
2370
2471
2573
2674
2775
2877
2978
3079
3180

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
121433483
221332503
321230533
421128554
511027584
61925614
71923625
81821655
91720675
101718695
111616716
121515736
131514746
141412776
151311796
161310806
17139816
18128836
19128827
20027847
21016867
22016867
23016867
24015877
25015877
26015877
27015886
28014896
29014896
30014896
31013906

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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85calm
95calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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154calm
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174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:386:59
212.46:386:59
312.46:376:59
412.46:377:00
512.46:377:00
612.46:367:00
712.46:367:00
812.46:367:00
912.46:367:00
1012.46:357:00
1112.46:357:01
1212.46:357:01
1312.46:357:01
1412.46:347:01
1512.56:347:01
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1912.56:337:02
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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 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.7Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kindia

In seasonPeak

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

Kindia's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kindia sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Kindia?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kindia.

What to pack for Kindia in May

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

In May, Kindia sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kindia in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kindia peaks around March 15 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 highMar 15UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kindia 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 Kindia is worst in April — around 253 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 15.0× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyApr 15231 µg/m³Aug 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan114Unhealthy
Feb110Unhealthy
Mar89Unhealthy
Apr253Very unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun29Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov45Poor
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kindia?

Kindia sits at 10.1°N, 12.9°W, 415 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kolenté, 53 km away.

KolentéCoyahManéahForécariahDubrékaFriaMamouTélimélé

Topography around Kindia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kindia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m around an average of 450 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,039 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,191 m.

The land around Kindia is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), trees (25%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
449 m
16 km
1,039 m
80 km
1,191 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Kolenté 53 km · Coyah 69 km · Manéah 70 km · Forécariah 74 km · Dubréka 78 km · Fria 86 km · Mamou 92 km · Télimélé 96 km

Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / K
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,877
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 85%Christian 13%none 1%animist 0%

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 Kindia (10.0569°, -12.8658°, elevation 415 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).