Bogué weather in May

In May, Bogué sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-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 74% 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 Bogué's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bogué's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:30 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
25%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Bogué reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°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)
14126
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How May really feels in Bogué

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.

Bogué weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°20.211.15.2
Feb34° / 20°10.211.43.8
Mar37° / 23°10.111.92.0
Apr40° / 25°0012.40.4
May41° / 27°00.112.80.0
Jun41° / 27°40.8130.0
Jul38° / 27°183.312.91.2
Aug36° / 27°617.712.62.0
Sep37° / 27°437.512.11.5
Oct39° / 27°132.411.60.7
Nov37° / 23°10.211.22.2
Dec33° / 20°20.3114.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28614
38713
48713
58713
68812
78812
88812
98812
108812
118812
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318416

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bogué gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% 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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18712100
28612200
38513200
48513200
58214310
68114410
77915510
87815610
97715710
107616710
117516810
127416910
1372171010
1471171110
1570181110
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1867201210
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2164221220
2264221220
2363231220
2462241220
2561251220
2658261330
2757271330
2855281430
2952291540
3049301641
3147301851

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
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918light breeze
1018light breeze
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3017light breeze
3117light breeze

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 6:37 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:377:12
212.66:367:12
312.66:367:12
412.66:357:13
512.66:357:13
612.76:347:13
712.76:347:14
812.76:337:14
912.76:337:14
1012.76:327:15
1112.76:327:15
1212.76:317:15
1312.76:317:15
1412.86:317:16
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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 7.45 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.45 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
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147.5Intense
157.5Intense
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277.4Intense
287.4Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bogué

In seasonPeak

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

Bogué 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 Bogué?

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
2.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bogué.

What to pack for Bogué in May

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

In May, Bogué sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bogué 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 Bogué peaks around March 12 at about 12 (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 highMar 12UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Bogué 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 Bogué is worst in February — around 134 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 42 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 11132 µg/m³Aug 2342 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan126Unhealthy
Feb134Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr108Unhealthy
May118Unhealthy
Jun116Unhealthy
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug42Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov63Unhealthy
Dec112Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bogué?

Bogué sits at 16.6°N, 14.3°W, 15 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Ndioum, 42 km away.

KaédiThilogneTékaneBoutilimittDagana

Topography around Bogué

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bogué has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m.

The land around Bogué is covered by grassland (31%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
97 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Ndioum 42 km · Aleg 63 km · Podor 75 km · Kaédi 94 km · Thilogne 98 km · Tékane 116 km · Boutilimitt 116 km · Dagana 143 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 Bogué (16.5915°, -14.2631°, elevation 15 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).