Kaédi weather in May

In May, Kaédi sees average daytime highs of 42°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 42°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 Kaédi's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaédi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
42°
1st warmest
Overnight low
29°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:28 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kaédi is commune of 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 42°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kaédi reaches about 42°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 13°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 about 1°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Kaédi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°20.211.15.1
Feb34° / 21°10.211.53.7
Mar38° / 24°00.111.91.7
Apr40° / 26°0012.40.1
May42° / 29°00.112.70.0
Jun41° / 28°71.312.90.0
Jul38° / 27°294.612.91.3
Aug36° / 27°748.512.52.2
Sep37° / 27°487.612.11.8
Oct39° / 27°132.111.60.8
Nov37° / 24°00.111.22.1
Dec33° / 20°20.311.14.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28614
38614
48614
58713
68713
78713
88713
98713
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kaédi 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 1% 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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1917200
2908200
3898300
4889300
5879400
68510410
78410510
88211610
98111710
107912810
117712920
127613920
1374141020
1472151120
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2066191230
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2363221230
2462231230
2560241240
2659251240
2758251340
2857261340
2954271450
3052281550
3149291661

Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light 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 6:34 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:347:08
212.66:347:09
312.66:337:09
412.66:337:09
512.66:327:09
612.66:327:10
712.66:317:10
812.76:317:10
912.76:307:11
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1112.76:297:11
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1412.76:287:12
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1712.86:277:13
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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 7.42 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.42 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.42 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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217.4Intense
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247.3Intense
257.3Intense
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277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kaédi

In seasonPeak

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

Kaédi 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 Kaédi?

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
1.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaédi.

What to pack for Kaédi in May

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

In May, Kaédi sees daytime highs around 42°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaédi 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 Kaédi peaks around March 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 14UV 12Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kaédi 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 Kaédi is worst in February — around 127 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (August, 45 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 9127 µg/m³Aug 2445 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan124Unhealthy
Feb127Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr101Unhealthy
May113Unhealthy
Jun117Unhealthy
Jul73Unhealthy
Aug45Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec109Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kaédi?

Kaédi sits at 16.2°N, 13.5°W, 17 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Thilogne, 30 km away.

KanelBoguéElghabraAlegNdioum

Topography around Kaédi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaédi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m.

The land around Kaédi is covered by grassland (43%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and bare terrain (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
130 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Thilogne 30 km · Matam 61 km · Ouro Sogui 64 km · Kanel 81 km · Bogué 94 km · Elghabra 105 km · Aleg 109 km · Ndioum 128 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 Kaédi (16.1507°, -13.5058°, elevation 17 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).