Al Ḩawātah weather in May

In May, Al Ḩawātah sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 23 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Al Ḩawātah's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ḩawātah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:19 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
37%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Al Ḩawātah is city of the state of Gedaref, 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 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al Ḩawātah reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14128
24128
34128
44128
54128
64128
74128
84128
94128
104128
114128
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How May really feels in Al Ḩawātah

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.

Al Ḩawātah weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°0011.33.3
Feb37° / 22°0011.61.9
Mar40° / 25°10.211.90.2
Apr41° / 27°30.812.30.0
May40° / 28°23612.60.1
Jun38° / 26°421012.81.0
Jul34° / 24°10718.412.72.4
Aug32° / 23°12919.312.43.2
Sep34° / 24°6211.912.13.0
Oct37° / 25°277.211.72.0
Nov38° / 24°10.211.41.7
Dec36° / 22°0011.22.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58416
68317
78317
88317
98317
108317
118218
128119
138119
148119
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297723
307822
317822

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Ḩawātah gets around 23 mm of rain over 6 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 18% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
210
310
411
512
612
712
813
913
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1113
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1314
1414
1515
1616
1717
1818
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2020
2122
2223
2324
2425
2527
2627
2728
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3030
3130

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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
162161561
260161671
357171772
455171882
555171882
653171992
7511720102
8501821102
9491821112
10471822112
11461823112
12441824122
13421925122
14411925122
15391926133
16371927143
17351928153
18331929164
19301930174
20281831185
21261831205
22231832226
23211733236
24191733257
25171634267
26151635287
27131535298
28121436308
29101337318
3091238338
3181139348

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
511calm
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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 6:25 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:256:53
212.56:246:53
312.56:246:53
412.56:236:53
512.56:236:54
612.56:226:54
712.56:226:54
812.56:226:54
912.66:216:54
1012.66:216:55
1112.66:216:55
1212.66:206:55
1312.66:206:55
1412.66:206:56
1512.66:196:56
1612.66:196:56
1712.66:196:57
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1912.66:186:57
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2612.76:176:59
2712.76:176:59
2812.76:177:00
2912.76:177:00
3012.76:177:00
3112.76:177:01

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al Ḩawātah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Ḩawātah sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Aug
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Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Al Ḩawātah?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Ḩawātah.

What to pack for Al Ḩawātah in May

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

In May, Al Ḩawātah sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Ḩawātah 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 Al Ḩawātah peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 24UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Al Ḩawātah 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 Al Ḩawātah is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2134 µg/m³Nov 1216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Ḩawātah?

Al Ḩawātah sits at 13.4°N, 34.6°E, 445 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Ad-Dindar, 59 km away.

MaiurnoAl QadarifSennar

Topography around Al Ḩawātah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Ḩawātah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 442 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m.

The land around Al Ḩawātah is covered by cropland (55%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
343 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
May weather nearby: Ad-Dindar 59 km · Singa 82 km · As Sūkī 82 km · Umm Shawkah 94 km · Al-Fāw 97 km · Maiurno 105 km · Al Qadarif 106 km · Sennar 117 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 Al Ḩawātah (13.4167°, 34.6333°, elevation 445 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).