Yorosso weather in May

In May, Yorosso sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 48 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yorosso's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yorosso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:58 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yorosso reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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

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
27 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.

Yorosso weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°00.211.45.1
Feb35° / 22°10.211.63.3
Mar37° / 25°30.811.91.6
Apr38° / 26°18512.31.1
May36° / 26°4811.212.61.7
Jun33° / 24°7813.212.73.0
Jul30° / 23°16820.212.73.6
Aug29° / 22°25423.812.43.6
Sep30° / 22°16519.812.13.7
Oct33° / 23°499.911.73.8
Nov34° / 21°20.411.43.8
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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24654
34654
44753
54654
64654
74654
84654
94555
104654
114654
124654
134654
144555
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244753
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264852
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315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yorosso gets around 48 mm of rain over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
326
426
527
627
728
829
931
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1133
1234
1336
1437
1538
1639
1740
1841
1942
2042
2143
2243
2343
2443
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2643
2743
2842
2942
3042
3141

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1951952150
2851853160
3851753170
4751653190
5751552210
6641453230
7541353250
8531253270
9431153290
10321054310
1132953330
1222853350
1321753370
1411653390
1511652400
1611551420
1711451430
1801451440
1900450460
2000349470
2100348480
2200348491
2300347501
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2500246511
2600245521
2700245521
2800244531
2900243541
3000142561
3100141571

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 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 24 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 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:036:29
212.46:036:29
312.56:026:30
412.56:026:30
512.56:026:30
612.56:016:30
712.56:016:30
812.56:016:31
912.56:006:31
1012.56:006:31
1112.56:006:31
1212.55:596:31
1312.55:596:32
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2112.65:576:34
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2812.75:576:36
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3012.75:576:36
3112.75:566:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Yorosso

In seasonPeak

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

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

Yorosso sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Yorosso?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yorosso.

What to pack for Yorosso in May

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

In May, Yorosso sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

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UV index in Yorosso 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 Yorosso peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 18UV 13Jan 1UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Yorosso 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 Yorosso is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2160 µg/m³Aug 1413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May27Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Yorosso?

Yorosso sits at 12.4°N, 4.8°W, 418 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Kouri, 20 km away.

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Topography around Yorosso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yorosso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 425 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m.

The land around Yorosso is covered by shrubs (49%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
293 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Kouri 20 km · Bama 55 km · Koutiala 75 km · Solenzo 78 km · Pa 96 km · San 105 km · Nouna 107 km · Bla 125 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 Yorosso (12.3581°, -4.7769°, elevation 418 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).