Al Manāqil weather in May

In May, Al Manāqil sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 12.7 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 68% 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 Manāqil's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Manāqil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:25 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
31%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Al Manāqil is place in Al Jazirah, 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 Al Manāqil reaches about 41°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 38°C and 44°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)
14228
24228
34228
44228
54228
64228
74228
84228
94228
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114228
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How May really feels in Al Manāqil

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 Manāqil 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
Jan33° / 19°00.111.34.8
Feb35° / 21°0011.53.2
Mar38° / 24°0011.91.1
Apr41° / 27°10.412.30.0
May41° / 28°133.812.70.0
Jun40° / 28°16512.80.3
Jul36° / 26°531112.81.8
Aug35° / 25°6512.312.52.4
Sep37° / 26°308.912.11.8
Oct38° / 26°144.511.71.0
Nov37° / 24°00.111.32.1
Dec34° / 20°0011.24.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% 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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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58614
68614
78515
88515
98515
108515
118317
128317
138218
148218
158218
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318218

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Manāqil gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.8 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 11% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
46
56
66
77
87
97
108
118
128
139
149
1510
1611
1711
1812
1913
2014
2115
2215
2316
2417
2517
2618
2718
2818
2918
3018
3118

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1809920
27810930
37810930
47810930
576101040
676101040
774111050
873111051
973111051
1071111161
1171111161
1271111161
1369121261
1466121372
1565121472
1663131572
1761131682
1860131782
1955141993
20531420103
21511422103
22471523113
23451525123
24421526124
25391628134
26371629144
27351730144
28331731154
29311732154
30301833154
31281834164

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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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3112calm

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 6:30 AM to 6:22 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)
112.56:307:00
212.56:307:01
312.56:297:01
412.56:297:01
512.56:287:01
612.66:287:01
712.66:287:02
812.66:277:02
912.66:277:02
1012.66:267:02
1112.66:267:03
1212.66:267:03
1312.66:257:03
1412.66:257:03
1512.66:257:04
1612.76:257:04
1712.76:247:04
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2012.76:247:05
2112.76:237:06
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2712.76:237:07
2812.86:227:08
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3012.86:227:08
3112.86:227:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al Manāqil

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Al Manāqil?

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
2.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Manāqil in May

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

In May, Al Manāqil sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Manāqil 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 Manāqil peaks around March 24 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 24UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Al Manāqil 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 Manāqil is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1650 µg/m³Aug 1120 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr46Poor
May35Poor
Jun26Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Manāqil?

Al Manāqil sits at 14.2°N, 33.0°E, 413 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Kināna, 30 km away.

Topography around Al Manāqil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Manāqil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m.

The land around Al Manāqil is covered by cropland (34%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
266 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Kināna 30 km · Wad Medani 60 km · Al Hasaheisa 65 km · Rufā‘a 70 km · Ad Douiem 78 km · Al Hilāliyya 82 km · Al-Quṭaynah 94 km · Al Qiţena 96 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 Manāqil (14.2459°, 32.9891°, elevation 413 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).