Siribala Coro weather in May

In May, Siribala Coro sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 11 mm of rain across 3.4 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 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Siribala Coro's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Siribala Coro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
29°
12th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:01 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
50%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.81 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 Siribala Coro 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 42°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)
14128
24128
34128
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54129
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94129
104029
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How May really feels in Siribala Coro

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.

Siribala Coro 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°10.211.35.4
Feb35° / 21°00.111.53.6
Mar38° / 24°10.211.91.3
Apr40° / 27°41.212.30.0
May40° / 29°113.412.60.1
Jun38° / 28°30712.81.1
Jul34° / 25°11014.812.72.7
Aug32° / 24°17118.912.53.3
Sep33° / 24°9512.312.13.2
Oct37° / 25°174.111.72.1
Nov36° / 22°10.211.32.7
Dec33° / 19°0011.24.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36238
46337
56238
66337
76337
86238
96238
106139
116139
126139
136139
146040
155941
165941
175842
185842
195842
205743
215743
225743
235743
245842
255842
265842
275842
285941
295941
305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Siribala Coro gets around 11 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% 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
98
108
118
129
139
1410
1510
1611
1711
1812
1912
2013
2113
2214
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2414
2514
2614
2715
2815
2915
3016
3116

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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1501520132
2491521142
3481521152
4461521162
5451521172
6431522182
7411522202
8391523212
9371524231
10341525241
11321526261
12291527272
13271529282
14241530292
15221531302
16201532312
17181533322
18171533323
19151534333
20141534343
21131434344
22131434354
23121434364
24111433375
25111333385
26101332396
27101331406
2891230417
2991130437
3081129448
3181028469

Wind in May

Winds average 10 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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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 6:07 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:076:36
212.56:066:37
312.56:066:37
412.56:056:37
512.56:056:37
612.56:056:38
712.66:046:38
812.66:046:38
912.66:036:38
1012.66:036:39
1112.66:036:39
1212.66:026:39
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1412.66:026:40
1512.66:016:40
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1712.76:016:40
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2012.76:006:41
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3112.85:596:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
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286.8Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Siribala Coro

In seasonPeak

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

Siribala Coro sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Siribala Coro?

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
2.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Siribala Coro.

What to pack for Siribala Coro in May

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

In May, Siribala Coro 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 Siribala Coro 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 Siribala Coro peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Siribala Coro 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 Siribala Coro is worst in February — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1971 µg/m³Aug 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul26Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Siribala Coro?

Siribala Coro sits at 14.0°N, 6.1°W, 282 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Dougabougou, 25 km away.

Topography around Siribala Coro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Siribala Coro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 279 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m.

The land around Siribala Coro is covered by cropland (57%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%), cropland (23%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
25 m
80 km
79 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Dougabougou 25 km · Niono 26 km · Markala 40 km · Diourou 49 km · Moninnpébougou 64 km · Ségou 69 km · Pèlèngana 70 km · Ké-Macina 81 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 Siribala Coro (14.0432°, -6.1067°, elevation 282 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).