Nguigmi weather in May

In May, Nguigmi sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 3 mm of rain across 1 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 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 Nguigmi's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nguigmi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:44 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
30%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.42 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 Nguigmi reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°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 Nguigmi

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.

Nguigmi 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
Jan28° / 13°0011.37.9
Feb32° / 16°0011.55.6
Mar36° / 20°00.111.92.6
Apr40° / 24°10.112.30.3
May41° / 26°3112.70.0
Jun40° / 27°72.212.80.3
Jul37° / 26°377.912.81.8
Aug34° / 25°7610.612.52.7
Sep37° / 25°214.612.11.8
Oct37° / 23°30.911.71.7
Nov33° / 18°0011.34.3
Dec29° / 14°0011.27.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47723
57723
67822
77822
87822
97921
107921
118020
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nguigmi gets around 3 mm of rain over 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
32
42
52
62
72
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92
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143
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316

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18011720
27911730
37712830
47712830
57712830
67512940
77413940
87413940
97413940
107413940
117413940
1273131040
1372131050
1471131051
1570131151
1669131161
1768131261
1867131361
1966131371
2064141471
2163141571
2260151681
2358161781
2455171792
25531718102
26511819102
27491920112
28462020112
29442121122
30422222122
31402223122

Wind in May

Winds average 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
512light breeze
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712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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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 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 5:50 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:506:20
212.55:496:20
312.55:496:20
412.55:486:20
512.55:486:21
612.65:476:21
712.65:476:21
812.65:476:21
912.65:466:22
1012.65:466:22
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1212.65:456:22
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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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in April 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
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247.4Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nguigmi

In seasonPeak

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

Nguigmi 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 Nguigmi?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nguigmi.

What to pack for Nguigmi in May

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

In May, Nguigmi sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nguigmi 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 Nguigmi peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Nguigmi 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 Nguigmi is worst in February — around 133 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 11132 µg/m³Aug 2026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan128Unhealthy
Feb133Unhealthy
Mar116Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun50Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov83Unhealthy
Dec123Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nguigmi?

Nguigmi sits at 14.2°N, 13.1°E, 287 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Diffa, 117 km away.

DiffaKukawaMaïné SoroaMongunoBolGeidamMarteBlangwa

Topography around Nguigmi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nguigmi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m.

The land around Nguigmi is covered by bare terrain (80%) within 3 km, bare terrain (49%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
114 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Diffa 117 km · Kukawa 155 km · Maïné Soroa 165 km · Monguno 184 km · Bol 194 km · Geidam 198 km · Marte 224 km · Blangwa 226 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 Nguigmi (14.2495°, 13.1092°, elevation 287 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).