Pèlèngana weather in May

In May, Pèlèngana sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 16 mm of rain across 4 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 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pèlèngana's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pèlèngana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:03 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
52%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month.

A typical May day in Pèlèngana reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Pèlèngana

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.

Pèlèngana 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
Jan31° / 18°10.211.35.6
Feb34° / 21°00.111.63.7
Mar38° / 24°10.211.91.6
Apr40° / 27°41.412.30.3
May39° / 28°16412.60.5
Jun37° / 27°39812.81.8
Jul33° / 25°12616.312.73.1
Aug31° / 24°1832012.43.4
Sep32° / 24°11414.212.13.5
Oct35° / 24°214.211.72.7
Nov35° / 21°00.111.43.1
Dec32° / 19°0011.25.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35941
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65941
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85941
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135842
145743
155644
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pèlèngana gets around 16 mm of rain over 4 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 13% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
39
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510
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711
811
912
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1113
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1313
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1514
1614
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2015
2115
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1311425263
2301425274
3291425284
4281425294
5261425315
6251325325
7231325345
8221224356
9201224376
10181124397
11161124427
12141024447
13131024468
1411924488
1510923509
168823529
1778235210
1867235410
1966235411
2056225512
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2245225514
2345225415
2444215516
2534215418
2634215319
2733205420
2833195322
2933195223
3032185225
3132175127

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 42 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 6:08 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:086:36
212.56:076:36
312.56:076:37
412.56:076:37
512.56:066:37
612.56:066:37
712.56:056:37
812.56:056:38
912.66:056:38
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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 6.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pèlèngana

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pèlèngana sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in April.

Monsoon
Dust
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Mar
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May
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Jul
Aug
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Dec

Is May a good time to visit Pèlèngana?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pèlèngana.

What to pack for Pèlèngana in May

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

In May, Pèlèngana sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pèlèngana 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 Pèlèngana peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 13Jan 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pèlèngana 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 Pèlèngana is worst in February — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2166 µg/m³Aug 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May40Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Pèlèngana?

Pèlèngana sits at 13.4°N, 6.2°W, 286 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Ségou, 4.0 km away.

Fana

Topography around Pèlèngana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pèlèngana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 285 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m.

The land around Pèlèngana is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), cropland (35%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
137 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Ségou 4.0 km · Markala 33 km · Dougabougou 45 km · Diourou 51 km · Siribala Coro 70 km · Bla 73 km · Niono 95 km · Fana 107 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 Pèlèngana (13.4274°, -6.222°, elevation 286 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).