Nioro du Rip weather in May

In May, Nioro du Rip sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Nioro du Rip's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nioro du Rip's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:40 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
32%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Nioro du Rip is place in Kaolack, 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 36°C through the month.

A typical May day in Nioro du Rip reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Nioro du Rip

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Nioro du Rip weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°20.211.35.0
Feb34° / 20°10.111.53.9
Mar36° / 21°0011.92.7
Apr37° / 22°0012.32.2
May36° / 23°10.112.62.4
Jun35° / 25°183.112.82.9
Jul33° / 25°12714.912.73.1
Aug31° / 25°24322.812.52.9
Sep32° / 24°17818.412.13.1
Oct34° / 24°477.611.73.3
Nov35° / 21°20.411.43.3
Dec33° / 19°20.211.24.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38317
48317
58317
68317
78317
88416
98416
108416
118317
128317
138317
148119
158020
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187822
197723
207624
217525
227426
237327
247228
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267030
277030
287030
296832
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nioro du Rip gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% and peaks near 2% 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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
193233241
283134251
383034262
472935272
562836282
662636293
752437313
852337324
942137344
1041938355
1131737375
1231537396
1321437407
1421237428
1511136438
161936459
1718354610
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2015324913
2105305114
2204295116
2304285117
2404265119
2503255121
2603235123
2703215125
2803205027
2902185129
3002174932
3102154834

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 10 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 6:46 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:467:15
212.56:457:15
312.56:457:15
412.56:457:16
512.56:447:16
612.56:447:16
712.56:437:16
812.66:437:16
912.66:437:17
1012.66:427:17
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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 7.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nioro du Rip

In seasonPeak

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

Nioro du Rip's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Nioro du Rip sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Nioro du Rip?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nioro du Rip.

What to pack for Nioro du Rip in May

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

In May, Nioro du Rip sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nioro du Rip 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 Nioro du Rip peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very 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 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Nioro du Rip 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 Nioro du Rip is worst in February — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1697 µg/m³Aug 1924 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb99Unhealthy
Mar83Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul34Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct47Poor
Nov55Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nioro du Rip?

Nioro du Rip sits at 13.8°N, 15.8°W, 19 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Farafenni, 30 km away.

SomaKaffrineKahoneKaolackNema KunkuGuinguinéoGandiaye

Topography around Nioro du Rip

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nioro du Rip has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m.

The land around Nioro du Rip is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
57 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Farafenni 30 km · Soma 46 km · Kaffrine 48 km · Kahone 52 km · Kaolack 54 km · Nema Kunku 56 km · Guinguinéo 60 km · Gandiaye 75 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 Nioro du Rip (13.75°, -15.8°, elevation 19 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).