Al Hilāliyya weather in May

In May, Al Hilāliyya sees average daytime highs of 42°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 42°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 Al Hilāliyya's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Hilāliyya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
42°
1st warmest
Overnight low
29°
11th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:23 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
26%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Al Hilāliyya is 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 42°C through the month.

A typical May day in Al Hilāliyya reaches about 42°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14228
24228
34228
44228
54228
64228
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How May really feels in Al Hilāliyya

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 Hilāliyya weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°0011.25.3
Feb35° / 20°0011.53.7
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.5
Apr41° / 26°10.312.30.0
May42° / 29°82.712.70.0
Jun41° / 29°103.512.90.1
Jul38° / 27°4210.112.81.3
Aug36° / 26°5111.612.51.9
Sep38° / 27°215.212.11.2
Oct39° / 27°72.511.70.7
Nov37° / 24°0011.32.4
Dec33° / 20°0011.14.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
39010
49010
59010
69010
78812
88812
98812
108812
118812
128812
138812
148713
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288713
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308713
318713

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Hilāliyya gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.7 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 8% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
34
44
54
64
74
85
95
105
115
125
136
146
156
167
177
187
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209
2110
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2412
2512
2612
2713
2813
2913
3013
3113

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1868510
2868510
3858610
4848620
5848620
6838720
7838720
8828730
9828730
10818830
11809830
12789841
13789841
147610941
157610941
1673111051
1772121051
1869131152
1966141262
2064151362
2162161462
2258171672
2357171772
2454181873
2552181983
2650192083
2749192183
2847202283
2945202383
3044212483
3143212583

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
112light breeze
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1511calm
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2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:287:00
212.56:287:00
312.66:277:01
412.66:277:01
512.66:277:01
612.66:267:01
712.66:267:02
812.66:257:02
912.66:257:02
1012.66:257:02
1112.66:247:03
1212.76:247:03
1312.76:237:03
1412.76:237:03
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1612.76:237:04
1712.76:227:04
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2012.76:227:05
2112.76:217:06
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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 5.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 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
266.9Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al Hilāliyya

In seasonPeak

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

Al Hilāliyya sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Al Hilāliyya?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Hilāliyya in May

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

In May, Al Hilāliyya sees daytime highs around 42°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Hilāliyya 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 Al Hilāliyya peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highApr 10UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Al Hilāliyya 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 Hilāliyya is worst in March — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1457 µg/m³Aug 1023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb55Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May46Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct41Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Hilāliyya?

Al Hilāliyya sits at 14.9°N, 33.2°E, 398 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al Hasaheisa, 22 km away.

KhartoumAl-Quṭaynah

Topography around Al Hilāliyya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Hilāliyya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 396 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Al Hilāliyya is covered by cropland (39%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
23 m
80 km
180 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Al Hasaheisa 22 km · Rufā‘a 25 km · Wad Medani 67 km · Al Manāqil 82 km · Al Qiţena 94 km · Kināna 101 km · Khartoum 101 km · Al-Quṭaynah 106 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 Hilāliyya (14.9398°, 33.234°, elevation 398 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).