Thiadiaye weather in May

In May, Thiadiaye sees average daytime highs of 35°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 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Thiadiaye's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thiadiaye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:43 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
27%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Thiadiaye is commune of Senegal.

Density
3,273/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical May day in Thiadiaye reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°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 Thiadiaye

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.

Thiadiaye weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°20.211.24.6
Feb34° / 19°10.111.53.7
Mar36° / 19°00.111.92.8
Apr36° / 20°0012.32.6
May35° / 21°0012.73.1
Jun34° / 23°40.912.84.0
Jul32° / 25°598.412.83.9
Aug31° / 25°16216.812.53.5
Sep32° / 25°12615.512.13.5
Oct34° / 24°365.211.73.4
Nov35° / 21°10.311.33.0
Dec33° / 19°20.311.24.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Thiadiaye 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

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 36% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1124036101
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Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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

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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 6:41 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:497:19
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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 7.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.3 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 Thiadiaye

In seasonPeak

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

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

Thiadiaye sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Thiadiaye?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thiadiaye. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Thiadiaye in May

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

In May, Thiadiaye sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Thiadiaye 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 38 km away) is warmest in October at about 29°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 16 to Feb 5 — about 9.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb20Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr20Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun26Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Thiadiaye 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 Thiadiaye peaks around March 18 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 18UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Thiadiaye 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 Thiadiaye is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyFeb 10104 µg/m³Aug 1834 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan100Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul46Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec96Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Thiadiaye?

Thiadiaye sits at 14.4°N, 16.7°W, 28 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Mbour, 28 km away.

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Topography around Thiadiaye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thiadiaye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m.

The land around Thiadiaye is covered by cropland (60%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

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25 m
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80 km
143 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Mbour 28 km · Joal 32 km · Poukham Un 32 km · Fatick 34 km · Nguékhokh 34 km · Sali 34 km · Khombole 38 km · Kbombole 39 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 Thiadiaye (14.4204°, -16.7026°, elevation 28 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).