Ndibène Dahra weather in May

In May, Ndibène Dahra sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-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 71% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Ndibène Dahra's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ndibène Dahra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:37 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Ndibène Dahra is settlement in Senegal.

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 39°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ndibène Dahra reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 16°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 on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Ndibène Dahra

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.

Ndibène Dahra weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°30.211.25.1
Feb34° / 19°10.211.53.9
Mar37° / 21°00.111.92.3
Apr38° / 22°0012.31.0
May39° / 23°0012.70.7
Jun37° / 24°4112.91.8
Jul35° / 25°396.112.82.8
Aug33° / 25°10412.212.53.1
Sep33° / 25°8510.612.13.2
Oct36° / 24°213.711.72.2
Nov36° / 21°10.111.32.7
Dec33° / 19°10.211.14.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ndibène Dahra 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
146401220
244401320
343411430
441411530
540411640
638401750
737401850
835401960
934392070
1032382180
1131382380
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Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light 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 6:43 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:437:15
212.66:427:16
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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 7.39 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Ndibène Dahra

In seasonPeak

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

Ndibène Dahra sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Ndibène Dahra?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ndibène Dahra.

What to pack for Ndibène Dahra in May

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

In May, Ndibène Dahra sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ndibène Dahra in May

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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 Ndibène Dahra peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highMar 19UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Ndibène Dahra 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 Ndibène Dahra is worst in February — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyFeb 1299 µg/m³Aug 1833 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan92Unhealthy
Feb101Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul45Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec84Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ndibène Dahra?

Ndibène Dahra sits at 15.3°N, 15.5°W, 42 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Dara, 2.0 km away.

LinguèreToubaMbakéKeur MédouneLougaKébémerDiourbel

Topography around Ndibène Dahra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ndibène Dahra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m.

The land around Ndibène Dahra is covered by grassland (41%) and cropland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
63 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Dara 2.0 km · Linguère 39 km · Touba 68 km · Mbaké 76 km · Keur Médoune 79 km · Louga 86 km · Kébémer 103 km · Diourbel 112 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 Ndibène Dahra (15.3338°, -15.4766°, elevation 42 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).