Mandiana weather in May

In May, Mandiana sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 101 mm of rain across 15.9 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 Mandiana's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mandiana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:16 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Mandiana is human settlement in Guinea.

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 Mandiana 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 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°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 Mandiana

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
13 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.

Mandiana 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°20.511.63.2
Mar37° / 24°82.311.91.9
Apr37° / 25°408.712.21.7
May34° / 24°10115.912.52.3
Jun31° / 23°16221.512.63.1
Jul29° / 22°23925.312.63.3
Aug29° / 22°27026.712.43.3
Sep30° / 22°24525.612.13.1
Oct31° / 21°1301911.83.5
Nov33° / 20°152.811.54.3
Dec33° / 18°00.111.44.9

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44357
54357
64357
74456
84456
94357
104357
114258
124159
134060
144060
153961
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mandiana gets around 101 mm of rain over 15.9 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 53% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
243
344
444
545
646
747
848
949
1050
1151
1252
1353
1454
1555
1655
1756
1856
1956
2056
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2256
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2456
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2657
2758
2859
2960
3061
3162

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112538540
211536570
311535580
411434600
511432620
611331640
711329660
810328680
910226710
1000224740
1100123760
1200121780
1300119800
1400118810
1500016840
1600015841
1700014851
1800013861
1900012871
2000011881
2100011881
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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
29calm
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49calm
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128calm
138calm
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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 6:21 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:216:43
212.46:206:43
312.46:206:43
412.46:206:43
512.46:196:44
612.46:196:44
712.46:196:44
812.46:186:44
912.46:186:44
1012.46:186:44
1112.56:186:45
1212.56:176:45
1312.56:176:45
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1612.56:166:46
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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 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.15 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
86.3Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mandiana

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mandiana 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 Mandiana?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mandiana.

What to pack for Mandiana in May

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

In May, Mandiana 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 Mandiana 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 Mandiana peaks around March 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Mandiana 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 Mandiana is worst in March — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.6× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 1170 µg/m³Aug 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mandiana?

Mandiana sits at 10.6°N, 8.7°W, 373 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kankan, 72 km away.

KankanYanfolilaSiguiriKouroussaKintinianKangabaKérouanéBougouni

Topography around Mandiana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mandiana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m.

The land around Mandiana is covered by grassland (43%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), trees (28%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
230 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Kankan 72 km · Yanfolila 86 km · Siguiri 103 km · Kouroussa 130 km · Kintinian 132 km · Kangaba 149 km · Kérouané 155 km · Bougouni 159 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 Mandiana (10.6258°, -8.6941°, elevation 373 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).