Dakoro weather in May

In May, Dakoro sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dakoro's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dakoro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:09 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
37%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month.

A typical May day in Dakoro reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Dakoro weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°0011.27.3
Feb33° / 17°0011.55.0
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.2
Apr40° / 25°10.312.30.2
May40° / 27°8212.70.1
Jun38° / 27°113.112.81.1
Jul35° / 25°469.312.82.6
Aug33° / 24°9612.712.53.3
Sep36° / 24°315.212.12.5
Oct37° / 23°61.311.71.9
Nov34° / 19°0011.33.9
Dec30° / 15°0011.26.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dakoro gets around 8 mm of rain over 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 7% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
13
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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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
161211260
259221360
357231370
455241470
554241480
652251580
751251590
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22342129133
23322130143
24292131154
25272032174
26252033184
27232034194
28201935214
29181937224
30161838244
31141839254

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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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3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 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 6:15 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:156:45
212.56:146:46
312.56:146:46
412.56:136:46
512.66:136:46
612.66:136:47
712.66:126:47
812.66:126:47
912.66:116:47
1012.66:116:48
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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 7.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Dakoro

In seasonPeak

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

Dakoro sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Dakoro?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dakoro.

What to pack for Dakoro in May

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

In May, Dakoro sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dakoro in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dakoro peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highAug 16UV 12Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Dakoro 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 Dakoro is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 11102 µg/m³Aug 1820 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar91Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul28Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct48Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec92Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dakoro?

Dakoro sits at 14.5°N, 6.8°E, 416 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Guidan Roumdji, 95 km away.

Guidan RoumdjiMadaouaTibiriMayahiAbalakMaradiMadarounfaTessaoua

Topography around Dakoro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dakoro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 412 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m.

The land around Dakoro is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and cropland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
438 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Guidan Roumdji 95 km · Madaoua 99 km · Tibiri 110 km · Mayahi 116 km · Abalak 117 km · Maradi 118 km · Madarounfa 140 km · Tessaoua 156 km

Niger travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$775
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
25.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%ethnic religionist 4%Christian 0%agnostics and other 0%

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 Dakoro (14.5106°, 6.765°, elevation 416 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).