Ṭinṭâne weather in May

In May, Ṭinṭâne sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 30°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 68% 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 Ṭinṭâne's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ṭinṭâne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
30°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:14 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
30%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.36 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 Ṭinṭâne reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 30°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 Ṭinṭâne

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.

Ṭinṭâne weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°10.311.16.8
Feb32° / 20°00.111.45.0
Mar36° / 23°10.211.92.6
Apr40° / 27°00.112.40.3
May41° / 30°10.512.80.0
Jun41° / 30°51.1130.0
Jul38° / 28°284.612.91.3
Aug36° / 27°709.112.52.3
Sep37° / 27°416.912.11.7
Oct38° / 27°112.111.61.2
Nov35° / 23°10.311.23.3
Dec31° / 19°20.2116.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28416
38416
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68416
78416
88317
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ṭinṭâne gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 4% 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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194420
293520
392530
491630
591630
689740
789740
888840
988840
1085951
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25781372
26781372
27761482
28761482
29741592
30741592
317216102

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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815light breeze
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3114light 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 6:20 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:206:55
212.66:206:56
312.66:196:56
412.66:196:56
512.66:186:56
612.66:186:57
712.76:176:57
812.76:176:57
912.76:176:58
1012.76:166:58
1112.76:166:58
1212.76:156:59
1312.76:156:59
1412.76:156:59
1512.86:147:00
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1812.86:137:00
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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 7.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ṭinṭâne

In seasonPeak

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

Ṭinṭâne 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 Ṭinṭâne?

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
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ṭinṭâne.

What to pack for Ṭinṭâne in May

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

In May, Ṭinṭâne sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ṭinṭâne in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ṭinṭâne peaks around March 20 at about 13 (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 highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ṭinṭâne 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 Ṭinṭâne is worst in January — around 120 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 16119 µg/m³Aug 2330 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan120Unhealthy
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar87Unhealthy
Apr69Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun80Unhealthy
Jul51Poor
Aug30Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct54Poor
Nov64Unhealthy
Dec111Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ṭinṭâne?

Ṭinṭâne sits at 16.4°N, 10.2°W, 168 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Ayoun El Atrous, 67 km away.

KiffaEl ’AyoûnNioroGuerouTembedghaDiémaSélibaby

Topography around Ṭinṭâne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ṭinṭâne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m.

The land around Ṭinṭâne is covered by grassland (61%) and bare terrain (31%) within 3 km, grassland (80%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
208 m
80 km
326 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
May weather nearby: Ayoun El Atrous 67 km · Kiffa 133 km · El ’Ayoûn 142 km · Nioro 144 km · Guerou 213 km · Tembedgha 214 km · Diéma 232 km · Sélibaby 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 Ṭinṭâne (16.3946°, -10.1737°, elevation 168 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).