Abu Jibeha weather in May

In May, Abu Jibeha sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 52 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Abu Jibeha's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abu Jibeha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:36 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
50%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Abu Jibeha is human settlement in Sudan.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Abu Jibeha reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13826
23826
33826
43826
53826
63826
73826
83826
93726
103726
113725
123725
133725
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213625
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283525
293525
303525
313524

How May really feels in Abu Jibeha

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.

Abu Jibeha weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°0011.45.1
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.7
Mar37° / 24°10.311.91.9
Apr38° / 25°112.812.21.0
May37° / 25°5212.212.51.6
Jun33° / 24°8317.612.72.7
Jul31° / 22°13120.412.63.6
Aug29° / 22°16022.612.43.8
Sep31° / 22°11218.412.13.8
Oct33° / 22°7213.911.73.3
Nov35° / 22°20.411.53.6
Dec33° / 20°0011.34.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37129
47030
57030
66931
76832
86832
96832
106733
116733
126634
136634
146535
156436
166436
176436
186436
196238
206238
216238
226139
236139
246139
256139
266040
276040
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Abu Jibeha gets around 52 mm of rain over 12.2 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 38% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
223
324
425
526
627
729
829
930
1031
1132
1233
1334
1435
1536
1637
1738
1839
1941
2042
2143
2245
2346
2447
2548
2649
2750
2850
2950
3051
3151

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1411421221
2391522241
3371522252
4351523262
5331523272
6311524282
7291524293
8281524293
9271525303
10251525314
11241526314
12231526314
13221427325
14211428335
15201328346
16181228356
17171229367
18161129377
19151129388
20131029408
2112929429
2211828449
23107284510
2487274710
2576264911
2675255112
2765245312
2855235413
2944225713
3044215714
3133205914

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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219calm
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249calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 6:40 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:407:04
212.46:407:04
312.46:397:05
412.46:397:05
512.46:397:05
612.46:387:05
712.56:387:05
812.56:387:05
912.56:377:06
1012.56:377:06
1112.56:377:06
1212.56:377:06
1312.56:367:06
1412.56:367:07
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1612.56:367:07
1712.56:357:07
1812.56:357:08
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2712.66:347:10
2812.66:347:10
2912.66:347:10
3012.66:347:11
3112.66:347:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Abu Jibeha

In seasonPeak

None of Abu Jibeha's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Abu Jibeha's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Abu Jibeha sees seasonal dust haze (March–April), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Abu Jibeha?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abu Jibeha.

What to pack for Abu Jibeha in May

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

In May, Abu Jibeha sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Abu Jibeha 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 Abu Jibeha peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Abu Jibeha 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 Abu Jibeha is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateMar 1439 µg/m³Aug 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr29Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Abu Jibeha?

Abu Jibeha sits at 11.5°N, 31.2°E, 573 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Ar Rahad, 154 km away.

Ar RahadUmm RuwabaKadugliDillingTandaltīMalakalEl ObeidAbū Zabad

Topography around Abu Jibeha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abu Jibeha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 565 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,023 m.

The land around Abu Jibeha is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
1,023 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Ar Rahad 154 km · Umm Ruwaba 161 km · Kadugli 172 km · Dilling 184 km · Tandaltī 187 km · Malakal 219 km · El Obeid 221 km · Abū Zabad 237 km

Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / F / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 215% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,165
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
5.1
per 100k, 2008
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 421

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 Abu Jibeha (11.4562°, 31.2285°, elevation 573 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).