Ayoun El Atrous weather in May

In May, Ayoun El Atrous sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-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 69% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ayoun El Atrous's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayoun El Atrous's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
29°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:11 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
30%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ayoun El Atrous is city in Mauritania.

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 Ayoun El Atrous reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Ayoun El Atrous

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.

Ayoun El Atrous weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°20.311.17.1
Feb32° / 19°10.111.45.2
Mar36° / 22°10.111.92.8
Apr39° / 26°0012.40.5
May41° / 29°10.412.80.0
Jun42° / 31°41.1130.0
Jul39° / 29°234.112.90.7
Aug36° / 27°628.112.61.9
Sep38° / 27°315.912.11.3
Oct38° / 26°101.811.61.2
Nov34° / 22°00.111.23.5
Dec30° / 18°10.2116.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
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48317
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68317
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ayoun El Atrous gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1935200
2935200
3926200
4926200
5907300
6907300
7907300
8898300
9898300
10888400
11878410
12869410
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Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 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 6:18 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:186:53
212.66:176:54
312.66:176:54
412.66:166:54
512.66:166:55
612.76:156:55
712.76:156:55
812.76:146:55
912.76:146:56
1012.76:146:56
1112.76:136:56
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1312.76:126:57
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1612.86:116:58
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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 7.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Ayoun El Atrous

In seasonPeak

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

Ayoun El Atrous sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust
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May
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Is May a good time to visit Ayoun El Atrous?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ayoun El Atrous.

What to pack for Ayoun El Atrous in May

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

In May, Ayoun El Atrous sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ayoun El Atrous in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ayoun El Atrous peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ayoun El Atrous 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 Ayoun El Atrous is worst in January — around 138 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (September, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17137 µg/m³Sep 1035 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan138Unhealthy
Feb129Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May77Unhealthy
Jun88Unhealthy
Jul62Unhealthy
Aug37Poor
Sep35Moderate
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec127Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ayoun El Atrous?

Ayoun El Atrous sits at 16.7°N, 9.6°W, 235 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Ṭinṭâne, 67 km away.

NioroTembedghaKiffaEl ’AyoûnDiémaNémaBougadoum

Topography around Ayoun El Atrous

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayoun El Atrous has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 244 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m.

The land around Ayoun El Atrous is covered by bare terrain (65%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
309 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ṭinṭâne 67 km · Nioro 159 km · Tembedgha 161 km · Kiffa 190 km · El ’Ayoûn 207 km · Diéma 240 km · Néma 251 km · Bougadoum 255 km

Mauritania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,198
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
25.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 100%

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 Ayoun El Atrous (16.6614°, -9.6149°, elevation 235 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).