Nara weather in May

In May, Nara sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Nara's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:04 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
42%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nara is human settlement in Mali.

Density
18/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month.

A typical May day in Nara reaches about 41°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 43°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14127
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How May really feels in Nara

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.

Nara weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 16°10.211.26.0
Feb34° / 19°10.111.54.2
Mar37° / 22°0011.91.9
Apr40° / 26°20.512.30.1
May41° / 28°61.712.70.0
Jun40° / 28°144.112.90.2
Jul36° / 26°7111.112.82.1
Aug33° / 25°13814.112.53.2
Sep35° / 25°558.412.12.7
Oct38° / 24°132.611.71.5
Nov36° / 21°10.111.32.9
Dec32° / 17°00.111.15.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37228
47228
57129
67129
77030
87030
96931
106931
116931
126931
136832
146832
156931
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176931
186832
196832
206931
216931
226931
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247030
257129
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307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nara gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.7 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 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
55
65
75
85
95
105
115
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135
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185
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319

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17810921
276101031
374111131
474111131
572121231
672121330
769131440
868141440
966151540
1064161550
1162171650
1261181650
1359191660
1457201760
1555211770
1654221770
1754221770
1852221880
1951231880
2050231890
2149231891
22482319101
23482219101
24472220111
25462121111
26452122121
27442023121
28432024131
29412025141
30392026151
31381927151

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
1011calm
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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 6:10 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:106:42
212.56:106:43
312.66:096:43
412.66:096:43
512.66:086:43
612.66:086:44
712.66:076:44
812.66:076:44
912.66:076:44
1012.66:066:45
1112.76:066:45
1212.76:066:45
1312.76:056:46
1412.76:056:46
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2012.76:036:48
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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 7.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nara

In seasonPeak

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

Nara 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 Nara?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nara.

What to pack for Nara in May

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

In May, Nara sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nara in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nara peaks around August 18 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 highAug 18UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Nara 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 Nara is worst in February — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1377 µg/m³Aug 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun54Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct45Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nara?

Nara sits at 15.2°N, 7.3°W, 266 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bougadoum, 78 km away.

TembedghaNémaNionoMberaSiribala CoroBanambaToubakoura

Topography around Nara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m.

The land around Nara is covered by grassland (80%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
129 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Bougadoum 78 km · Tembedgha 152 km · Néma 161 km · Niono 173 km · Mbera 178 km · Siribala Coro 179 km · Banamba 181 km · Toubakoura 190 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 Nara (15.1693°, -7.2899°, elevation 266 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).