Bourem weather in May

In May, Bourem sees average daytime highs of 42°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 42°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bourem's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bourem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
42°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:34 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
30%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 42°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bourem reaches about 42°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 39°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14127
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34127
44127
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How May really feels in Bourem

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.

Bourem 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
Jan29° / 15°10.211.17.3
Feb32° / 17°0011.45.3
Mar36° / 21°0011.92.7
Apr40° / 25°00.112.40.3
May42° / 28°20.512.80.0
Jun41° / 29°41.6130.0
Jul39° / 28°184.912.90.6
Aug37° / 27°377.212.61.5
Sep39° / 27°102.912.10.9
Oct38° / 25°20.411.61.1
Nov35° / 20°0011.23.6
Dec30° / 17°00116.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
47822
57921
67921
77921
87822
97822
107723
117723
127723
137723
147723
157723
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208119
218119
228218
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258515
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288614
298713
308713
318713

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bourem gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
152
162
172
182
192
202
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222
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263
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283
294
304
314

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1953200
2953200
3944200
4944200
5944200
6935200
7935200
8926200
9906310
10897310
11897310
12888310
13888310
14879310
15879310
16879310
178410411
188410411
198410411
208310421
218211421
228111521
238012521
248012521
257913521
267714621
277615621
287416721
297217821
306919921
316720931

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:416:17
212.65:406:17
312.65:396:17
412.65:396:18
512.75:386:18
612.75:386:18
712.75:376:18
812.75:376:19
912.75:376:19
1012.75:366:19
1112.75:366:20
1212.75:356:20
1312.85:356:20
1412.85:356:21
1512.85:346:21
1612.85:346:21
1712.85:346:22
1812.85:336:22
1912.85:336:22
2012.85:336:23
2112.85:336:23
2212.95:326:23
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2712.95:316:25
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3112.95:316:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.4Intense
127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
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257.3Intense
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277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bourem

In seasonPeak

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

Bourem sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Bourem?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bourem.

What to pack for Bourem in May

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

In May, Bourem sees daytime highs around 42°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bourem in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bourem peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highExtremeVery highAug 20UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Bourem 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 Bourem is worst in February — around 106 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (September, 41 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 9106 µg/m³Sep 1442 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan105Unhealthy
Feb106Unhealthy
Mar96Unhealthy
Apr76Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun78Unhealthy
Jul66Unhealthy
Aug50Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct56Unhealthy
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec95Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bourem?

Bourem sits at 17.0°N, 0.3°W, 270 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Gao, 83 km away.

I-n-TillitKidalAyorouTimbuktuAribindaMéhanaDori

Topography around Bourem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bourem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m.

The land around Bourem is covered by bare terrain (66%) within 3 km, bare terrain (82%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (68%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
52 m
80 km
138 m
grasslandcroplandbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Gao 83 km · I-n-Tillit 157 km · Kidal 249 km · Ayorou 282 km · Timbuktu 284 km · Aribinda 308 km · Méhana 326 km · Dori 327 km

Mali travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,193
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
22.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 408
Religion
Muslim 94%Christian 3%none 3%animist 1%

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 Bourem (16.955°, -0.3486°, elevation 270 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).