Magaria weather in May

In May, Magaria sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 53% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Magaria's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magaria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:03 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
42%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
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 Magaria reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 12°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 3°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Magaria weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°0011.36.8
Feb33° / 18°0011.64.5
Mar37° / 22°0011.91.8
Apr40° / 26°20.512.30.2
May40° / 27°92.312.60.2
Jun37° / 27°276.212.81.6
Jul33° / 25°991512.73.0
Aug31° / 23°17718.312.43.5
Sep33° / 24°628.112.13.4
Oct36° / 23°61.511.72.6
Nov34° / 19°0011.43.9
Dec30° / 16°0011.26.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36436
46436
56436
66535
76535
86535
96634
106634
116733
126832
136832
146931
157030
167129
177129
187129
197129
207327
217327
227228
237228
247129
257129
267129
277030
287129
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Magaria gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.3 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 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
46
56
66
76
86
96
106
115
125
135
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166
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207
217
228
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249
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3013
3113

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
150172391
2491724101
3481725101
4461626101
5451627111
6441627111
7431628121
8421628122
9421628122
10411628132
11401628132
12401628142
13391727152
14381727162
15381727172
16371727182
17351627192
18341627212
19321627223
20301627243
21291627263
22271528274
23251528294
24221428314
25201428325
26181329355
27161328376
28141228396
29131228417
30111128437
3191028457

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:086:35
212.56:076:35
312.56:076:36
412.56:076:36
512.56:066:36
612.56:066:36
712.56:056:36
812.56:056:37
912.56:056:37
1012.56:046:37
1112.66:046:37
1212.66:046:38
1312.66:036:38
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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 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Magaria

In seasonPeak

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

Magaria 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 Magaria?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Magaria.

What to pack for Magaria in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Magaria 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 Magaria peaks around August 16 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 highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Magaria 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 Magaria is worst in February — around 116 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 36 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 17116 µg/m³Aug 1237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan111Unhealthy
Feb116Unhealthy
Mar113Unhealthy
Apr100Unhealthy
May74Unhealthy
Jun60Unhealthy
Jul40Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct77Unhealthy
Nov81Unhealthy
Dec103Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Magaria?

Magaria sits at 13.0°N, 8.9°E, 396 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Daura, 64 km away.

KanoGazaouaGaya

Topography around Magaria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magaria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 393 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m.

The land around Magaria is covered by grassland (44%) and cropland (43%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
247 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Daura 64 km · Gumel 66 km · Matamey 67 km · Mirriah 83 km · Zinder 90 km · Kano 119 km · Gazaoua 123 km · Gaya 127 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 Magaria (12.9983°, 8.9099°, elevation 396 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).