Kouroussa weather in May

In May, Kouroussa sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 105 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 19% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kouroussa's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kouroussa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:21 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Kouroussa 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 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kouroussa reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°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)
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How May really feels in Kouroussa

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
10 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.

Kouroussa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°20.511.44.8
Feb35° / 21°20.411.63.2
Mar37° / 24°92.111.92.0
Apr37° / 25°326.612.21.8
May34° / 24°10515.812.52.4
Jun31° / 22°18823.512.62.9
Jul30° / 22°25325.212.63.3
Aug29° / 22°30226.912.43.3
Sep30° / 22°25725.812.13.0
Oct32° / 21°14720.311.83.2
Nov33° / 20°17311.54.2
Dec33° / 19°10.211.44.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34852
44753
54753
64654
74654
84654
94456
104357
114357
124258
134159
144060
153961
163862
173862
183763
193565
203565
213466
223466
233466
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293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kouroussa gets around 105 mm of rain over 15.8 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 52% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
234
335
436
537
638
739
841
942
1044
1146
1248
1351
1452
1554
1656
1757
1859
1960
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2161
2262
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2462
2562
2663
2763
2864
2964
3065
3166

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
131036510
23934540
33833560
42731591
52730601
62628631
71627651
81525681
91524691
101422721
110321751
120319771
130218791
140217801
150216811
160115831
170114841
180113851
190113851
200012871
210012871
220011881
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Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 6:26 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:266:48
212.46:256:48
312.46:256:48
412.46:246:48
512.46:246:48
612.46:246:49
712.46:236:49
812.46:236:49
912.46:236:49
1012.46:236:49
1112.56:226:49
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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 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kouroussa

In seasonPeak

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

Kouroussa's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kouroussa sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Kouroussa?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kouroussa.

What to pack for Kouroussa in May

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

In May, Kouroussa sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kouroussa in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kouroussa peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kouroussa 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 Kouroussa is worst in March — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.8× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 1382 µg/m³Aug 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kouroussa?

Kouroussa sits at 10.7°N, 9.9°W, 383 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kankan, 70 km away.

KankanBankoDouakoDinguirayeFaranahSiguiriBissikrimaKintinian

Topography around Kouroussa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kouroussa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 378 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 529 m.

The land around Kouroussa is covered by shrubs (29%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
304 m
80 km
529 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kankan 70 km · Banko 91 km · Douako 107 km · Dinguiraye 115 km · Faranah 116 km · Siguiri 116 km · Bissikrima 117 km · Kintinian 119 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 Kouroussa (10.65°, -9.8833°, elevation 383 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).