Mboro weather in May

In May, Mboro sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mboro's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mboro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:43 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
25%
1st clearest
Wind
21 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Mboro is commune of Senegal.

Density
5,697/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mboro reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Mboro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mboro weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 20°20.211.28.6
Feb22° / 20°10.211.58.5
Mar21° / 20°0011.98.7
Apr21° / 20°0012.38.7
May22° / 21°0012.79.0
Jun25° / 24°10.212.99.0
Jul27° / 25°173.412.87.8
Aug28° / 26°829.812.56.3
Sep28° / 27°698.812.16.1
Oct28° / 27°152.311.77.4
Nov27° / 25°0011.38.2
Dec25° / 22°10.211.18.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mboro gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1167311
2165331
3164341
4162361
5160381
6157402
7154432
8152452
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250117712
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27097615
28077716
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31057322

Wind in May

Winds average 21 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
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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 6:49 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:497:21
212.56:487:21
312.66:487:21
412.66:477:22
512.66:477:22
612.66:467:22
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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 7.23 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mboro

In seasonPeak

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

Mboro sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Mboro sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
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Jun
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Is May a good time to visit Mboro?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Mboro for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mboro in May

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

In May, Mboro sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker.

sun protectionlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Mboro in May

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 15 to Jan 28 — about 9.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr20Refreshing
May22Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Mboro in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mboro peaks around March 18 at about 12 (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 highHighMar 18UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Mboro 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 Mboro is worst in January — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 36 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 18108 µg/m³Aug 1937 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan109Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May48Poor
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec100Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mboro?

Mboro sits at 15.1°N, 16.9°W, 27 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Dougnane, 20 km away.

ThièsThiès NonesPoutKbombole

Topography around Mboro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mboro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m.

The land around Mboro is covered by grassland (58%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and water (34%), cropland (31%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
143 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Dougnane 20 km · Tivaouane 22 km · Mékhé 29 km · Kayar 35 km · Thiès 39 km · Thiès Nones 41 km · Pout 45 km · Kbombole 46 km

Senegal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,955
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
27%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
23.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 442
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Mboro (15.1405°, -16.8868°, elevation 27 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).