Massiogo weather in May

In May, Massiogo sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 87 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Massiogo's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Massiogo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:07 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

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 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Massiogo 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 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313323

How May really feels in Massiogo

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
14 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.

Massiogo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°20.511.54.7
Feb35° / 21°4111.73.1
Mar37° / 24°153.811.92.0
Apr36° / 25°5310.212.21.9
May34° / 24°8716.112.52.4
Jun32° / 23°11317.712.63.3
Jul30° / 22°20624.412.53.4
Aug29° / 22°26626.412.33.3
Sep30° / 22°19923.412.13.3
Oct32° / 22°8514.511.83.6
Nov33° / 20°112.311.54.0
Dec33° / 18°10.211.44.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33664
43664
53763
63664
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
143664
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273664
283664
293763
303763
313961

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Massiogo gets around 87 mm of rain over 16.1 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 52% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
346
447
548
648
749
850
950
1051
1151
1252
1352
1453
1553
1654
1754
1854
1954
2054
2154
2254
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2454
2554
2654
2754
2854
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3055
3155

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1124741
2123751
3122761
4121771
5120781
6119791
7018811
8017821
9016831
10015841
11013861
12012871
13011872
14011872
15010882
1609892
1709892
1808902
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2008902
2108902
2208893
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:11 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:116:32
212.46:106:33
312.46:106:33
412.46:106:33
512.46:096:33
612.46:096:33
712.46:096:33
812.46:086:33
912.46:086:34
1012.46:086:34
1112.46:086:34
1212.46:076:34
1312.56:076:34
1412.56:076:34
1512.56:076:35
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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 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 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
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Massiogo

In seasonPeak

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

Massiogo's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Massiogo 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 Massiogo?

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
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Massiogo.

What to pack for Massiogo in May

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

In May, Massiogo 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 Massiogo 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 Massiogo peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 17UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Massiogo 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 Massiogo is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1650 µg/m³Aug 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr39Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Massiogo?

Massiogo sits at 10.3°N, 6.1°W, 450 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Tengréla, 38 km away.

Topography around Massiogo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Massiogo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 354 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m.

The land around Massiogo is covered by shrubs (40%), trees (27%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (31%), shrubs (30%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), trees (28%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
169 m
80 km
517 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Tengréla 38 km · M’Bengué 41 km · Kadiolo 46 km · Zégoua 54 km · Niellé 55 km · Kolia 72 km · Diawala 73 km · Nambingué 89 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 Massiogo (10.3064°, -6.1097°, elevation 450 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).