Tibiri weather in May

In May, Tibiri sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.7 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 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:09 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
42%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tibiri reaches about 39°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 36°C and 41°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 Tibiri

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.

Tibiri 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°0011.36.6
Feb33° / 18°0011.54.5
Mar37° / 21°0011.91.9
Apr40° / 25°20.312.30.2
May39° / 27°112.712.60.6
Jun37° / 26°235.712.81.8
Jul33° / 25°6512.112.73.1
Aug32° / 24°12915.612.53.6
Sep34° / 24°518.112.13.3
Oct36° / 22°91.911.72.4
Nov34° / 19°0011.43.6
Dec31° / 15°0011.26.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56733
66733
76733
86832
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tibiri gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
45
55
65
76
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106
117
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1371926171
2351827182
3331828192
4311828202
5291829212
6281829223
7261830233
8251830243
9241830253
10231731264
11221731264
12211731274
13201731284
14201631295
15191630295
16191630305
17181530325
18171530336
19171429346
20161329366
21151228387
22141128398
23131127418
24131026429
25129264410
26118254611
2797244811
2887234912
2976225213
3066215413
3165205514

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 6:15 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:156:43
212.56:146:44
312.56:146:44
412.56:136:44
512.56:136:44
612.56:136:44
712.56:126:45
812.66:126:45
912.66:116:45
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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 6.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.98 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
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
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246.9Intense
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276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
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316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tibiri

In seasonPeak

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

Tibiri 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 Tibiri?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tibiri.

What to pack for Tibiri in May

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

In May, Tibiri sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tibiri 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 Tibiri peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tibiri 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 Tibiri is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14104 µg/m³Aug 1522 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar97Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul27Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct54Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec92Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tibiri?

Tibiri sits at 13.6°N, 7.0°E, 347 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Maradi, 9.0 km away.

Moriki

Topography around Tibiri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tibiri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 343 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m.

The land around Tibiri is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, cropland (89%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
71 m
80 km
245 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Maradi 9.0 km · Madarounfa 31 km · Guidan Roumdji 40 km · Aguié 79 km · Mayahi 80 km · Katsina 87 km · Gazaoua 94 km · Moriki 98 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 Tibiri (13.5627°, 7.0485°, elevation 347 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).