Ad Douiem weather in May

In May, Ad Douiem sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 9 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Ad Douiem's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ad Douiem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:28 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
29%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ad Douiem is city of the state of White Nile, Sudan.

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 41°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ad Douiem reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14126
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How May really feels in Ad Douiem

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.

Ad Douiem weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°0011.35.8
Feb34° / 19°0011.54.1
Mar37° / 22°0011.91.8
Apr40° / 25°10.212.30.1
May41° / 27°93.212.60.0
Jun39° / 27°123.812.80.5
Jul36° / 26°499.612.72.0
Aug34° / 25°611112.52.7
Sep36° / 25°328.212.12.0
Oct38° / 26°113.411.71.2
Nov36° / 22°0011.42.9
Dec32° / 19°0011.25.2

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38713
48713
58713
68713
78713
88614
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ad Douiem gets around 9 mm of rain over 3.2 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 10% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
64
74
85
95
106
116
127
137
148
159
1610
1710
1811
1912
2013
2114
2214
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2416
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3115

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1808930
2808930
3808930
47791040
57791040
67791040
77591150
87491151
97491151
107391161
117291261
127291261
137091371
146991372
156891472
166691582
1764101682
1861101892
19581019103
20561020113
21521122123
22501123133
23481124143
24451125144
25431227154
26401228164
27381229174
28361330184
29341331184
30321432194
31311432194

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312calm
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3112light breeze

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 6:33 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:337:03
212.56:337:03
312.56:327:03
412.56:327:03
512.56:317:04
612.56:317:04
712.66:317:04
812.66:307:04
912.66:307:05
1012.66:297:05
1112.66:297:05
1212.66:297:05
1312.66:287:06
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1712.76:277:07
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2112.76:267:08
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3012.86:257:11
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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 7.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.1Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ad Douiem

In seasonPeak

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

Ad Douiem sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Ad Douiem?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ad Douiem.

What to pack for Ad Douiem in May

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

In May, Ad Douiem sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ad Douiem 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 Ad Douiem peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 21UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ad Douiem 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 Ad Douiem is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1454 µg/m³Aug 1417 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar55Poor
Apr47Poor
May37Poor
Jun25Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ad Douiem?

Ad Douiem sits at 14.0°N, 32.3°E, 385 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al Manāqil, 78 km away.

RabakTandaltī

Topography around Ad Douiem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ad Douiem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m.

The land around Ad Douiem is covered by water (32%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
22 m
80 km
136 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Al Manāqil 78 km · Al-Quṭaynah 81 km · Al Jazeera Aba 83 km · Kināna 93 km · Al Qiţena 96 km · Kosti 101 km · Rabak 102 km · Tandaltī 120 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 Ad Douiem (14.0012°, 32.3116°, elevation 385 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).