Téra weather in May

In May, Téra sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 6 mm of rain across 2 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 51% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Téra's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Téra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
29°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:34 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
45%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Téra is urban commune in Tillaberi Region, Niger.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Téra reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 11°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 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 Téra

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.

Téra 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
Jan31° / 17°0011.36.0
Feb34° / 20°0011.53.9
Mar38° / 24°10.311.91.3
Apr41° / 27°20.512.30.0
May40° / 29°6212.60.1
Jun38° / 28°184.812.81.2
Jul35° / 26°5911.312.72.5
Aug33° / 25°12215.112.53.2
Sep35° / 26°447.312.12.7
Oct38° / 26°61.811.71.5
Nov36° / 21°0011.42.6
Dec32° / 18°0011.25.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26832
36832
46733
56733
66733
76733
86733
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Téra gets around 6 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 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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24
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1431927100
2421928110
3401829120
4381831130
5361732150
6341732160
7321733170
8301734190
9281735200
10251835211
11231836221
12211837231
13191837241
14171938252
15161938252
16141939262
17131939273
18111939283
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2091839314
2181738324
2271638335
2371538355
2461438365
2561337386
2651236406
2751136426
2841035447
294934477
303832497
313731527

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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412light 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 6:39 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:397:09
212.56:397:09
312.56:387:09
412.56:387:10
512.56:387:10
612.56:377:10
712.66:377:10
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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 6.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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56.9Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Téra

In seasonPeak

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

Téra sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Téra?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Téra.

What to pack for Téra in May

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

In May, Téra sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Téra 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 Téra peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Téra 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 Téra is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1884 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan76Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May44Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Téra?

Téra sits at 14.0°N, 0.8°E, 248 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Méhana, 59 km away.

ManiTorodiBogandéGayéri

Topography around Téra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Téra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 246 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m.

The land around Téra is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
195 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Méhana 59 km · Tillabéri 79 km · Ayorou 82 km · Dori 85 km · Mani 134 km · Torodi 150 km · Bogandé 150 km · Gayéri 154 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 Téra (14.0078°, 0.7531°, elevation 248 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).