Torodi weather in May

In May, Torodi sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Torodi's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torodi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
29°
12th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:31 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
50%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical May day in Torodi reaches about 39°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 36°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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24029
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How May really feels in Torodi

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.

Torodi 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
Jan32° / 18°0011.35.4
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.3
Mar39° / 25°20.511.90.8
Apr41° / 28°31.112.30.0
May39° / 29°133.712.60.4
Jun36° / 27°306.912.82.0
Jul33° / 25°7512.612.73.2
Aug32° / 24°15116.812.43.5
Sep33° / 25°65912.13.4
Oct37° / 25°13311.72.1
Nov36° / 21°0011.42.5
Dec33° / 19°0011.24.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35842
45842
55842
65842
75842
85842
95842
105941
115941
125941
136139
146139
156139
166337
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186337
196436
206535
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276535
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Torodi gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
16
27
37
47
57
68
78
88
99
109
119
129
139
1410
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1610
1711
1812
1912
2013
2114
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3122

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1179294060
2168294160
3148284370
4138284470
5117284680
6107274790
797264990
8872650100
9762551110
10662452120
11562452130
12462353140
13362255140
14352255150
15252156160
16252056170
17251955190
18241856200
19141756220
20141755230
21141654250
22141554260
23131454280
24131353300
25131352310
26031252330
27021152350
28021051370
2902949390
3002849411
3101748431

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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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 6:36 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:367:04
212.56:367:04
312.56:357:04
412.56:357:04
512.56:347:05
612.56:347:05
712.56:347:05
812.56:337:05
912.56:337:05
1012.66:337:06
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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 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.7Intense
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216.7Intense
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246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Torodi

In seasonPeak

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

Torodi sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is May a good time to visit Torodi?

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

0.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Torodi.

What to pack for Torodi in May

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

In May, Torodi sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Torodi 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 Torodi peaks around August 22 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 22UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Torodi 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 Torodi is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.2× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1985 µg/m³Aug 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May33Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov50Poor
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Torodi?

Torodi sits at 13.1°N, 1.8°E, 219 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Youri Kourtéré, 54 km away.

DiapagaBirnin GaouréTillabériBaléyara

Topography around Torodi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torodi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m.

The land around Torodi is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
183 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Youri Kourtéré 54 km · Niamey 55 km · Say 62 km · Kollo 62 km · Diapaga 116 km · Birnin Gaouré 121 km · Tillabéri 127 km · Baléyara 145 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 Torodi (13.1191°, 1.7987°, elevation 219 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).