Djenné weather in May

In May, Djenné sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 10 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Djenné's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Djenné's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
29°
12th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:55 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
52%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month.

A typical May day in Djenné reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14129
24129
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How May really feels in Djenné

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.

Djenné weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°10.211.35.2
Feb35° / 21°0011.53.4
Mar38° / 25°00.111.91.2
Apr40° / 28°51.212.30.0
May40° / 29°103.212.60.1
Jun38° / 28°287.412.81.1
Jul34° / 26°9314.512.72.6
Aug32° / 24°15717.812.53.3
Sep34° / 25°7311.712.13.0
Oct37° / 25°153.511.71.8
Nov36° / 22°00.111.42.5
Dec33° / 19°0011.24.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55842
65842
75842
85743
95743
105644
115644
125743
135644
145644
155644
165644
175644
185644
195644
205743
215743
225743
235743
245842
255842
265941
275842
285941
295941
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Djenné gets around 10 mm of rain over 3.2 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 10% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
108
118
129
139
149
1510
1610
1711
1811
1912
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2112
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3015
3116

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1491423131
2481424141
3461424151
4451425161
5431425171
6421426181
7401426191
8381427211
9351428221
10331329231
11301330251
12281332261
13251333271
14231334291
15211335302
16191335312
17171336322
18161336332
19141237343
20131237353
21121237363
22111137374
23101136384
24101135395
2591035415
2681034426
278933446
287931467
297830477
306829498
315728528

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 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 6:01 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:016:30
212.56:006:30
312.56:006:31
412.55:596:31
512.55:596:31
612.55:596:31
712.65:586:31
812.65:586:32
912.65:576:32
1012.65:576:32
1112.65:576:32
1212.65:566:33
1312.65:566:33
1412.65:566:33
1512.65:556:33
1612.65:556:34
1712.75:556:34
1812.75:556:34
1912.75:546:35
2012.75:546:35
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2912.75:536:38
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3112.85:536:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
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246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Djenné

In seasonPeak

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

Djenné sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Djenné?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Djenné.

What to pack for Djenné in May

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

In May, Djenné sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Djenné 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 Djenné peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highAug 18UV 13Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Djenné 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 Djenné is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1076 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb75Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul24Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Djenné?

Djenné sits at 13.9°N, 4.6°W, 278 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Mopti, 76 km away.

MoninnpébougouBandiagaraBankassDiourouNouna

Topography around Djenné

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Djenné has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m.

The land around Djenné is covered by cropland (33%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, wetland (39%), cropland (27%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), cropland (21%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
14 m
80 km
257 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Mopti 76 km · San 77 km · Ké-Macina 87 km · Moninnpébougou 108 km · Bandiagara 113 km · Bankass 114 km · Diourou 140 km · Nouna 151 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 Djenné (13.9061°, -4.5533°, elevation 278 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).