Mayahi weather in May

In May, Mayahi sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.9 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 59% 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 Mayahi's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mayahi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:06 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
38%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
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 Mayahi reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°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 Mayahi

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.

Mayahi 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
Jan29° / 14°0011.37.1
Feb33° / 17°0011.55.0
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.1
Apr40° / 24°10.212.30.3
May40° / 26°71.912.60.3
Jun38° / 26°153.812.81.4
Jul34° / 25°569.812.72.9
Aug32° / 24°11114.612.53.4
Sep35° / 24°396.212.12.7
Oct37° / 23°41.211.71.9
Nov34° / 18°0011.43.8
Dec30° / 15°0011.26.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% 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 (%)
17228
27228
37228
47228
57228
67327
77327
87327
97327
107327
117327
127327
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mayahi gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
23
33
43
53
64
74
84
94
104
114
124
135
145
155
165
176
186
196
207
217
228
238
249
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2610
2710
2810
2910
3010
3110

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
156181871
254181981
353182081
450192191
550192191
648192291
7471923101
8462023101
9452024101
10452024101
11442024101
12432025112
13432025112
14422025112
15412026112
16402026112
17391927123
18381928123
19361928133
20351929143
21331930154
22311830164
23291831174
24271731195
25251732215
26231632236
27211632256
28191533276
29171533296
30151533316
31131433336

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
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912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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2412light breeze
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3113light 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 6:12 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:126:41
212.56:116:41
312.56:116:42
412.56:106:42
512.56:106:42
612.56:106:42
712.66:096:43
812.66:096:43
912.66:086:43
1012.66:086:43
1112.66:086:44
1212.66:076:44
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3012.86:046:49
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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 7.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mayahi

In seasonPeak

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

Mayahi 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 Mayahi?

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

0.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mayahi.

What to pack for Mayahi in May

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

In May, Mayahi sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mayahi 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 Mayahi 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
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mayahi 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 Mayahi is worst in February — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 10106 µg/m³Aug 1820 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan104Unhealthy
Feb107Unhealthy
Mar94Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun47Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct51Poor
Nov64Unhealthy
Dec97Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mayahi?

Mayahi sits at 14.0°N, 7.7°E, 389 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Tessaoua, 41 km away.

MatameyKatsina

Topography around Mayahi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mayahi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 385 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Mayahi is covered by cropland (88%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
185 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Tessaoua 41 km · Aguié 51 km · Gazaoua 54 km · Maradi 80 km · Tibiri 80 km · Madarounfa 91 km · Matamey 105 km · Katsina 108 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 Mayahi (13.9553°, 7.6712°, elevation 389 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).