Al Mijlad weather in May

In May, Al Mijlad sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 37 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Al Mijlad's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Mijlad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:50 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
48%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Al Mijlad is city in West Kurdufan State in the west of 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 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al Mijlad reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°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)
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How May really feels in Al Mijlad

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 Mijlad weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°0011.44.5
Feb36° / 22°0011.62.9
Mar39° / 24°10.411.91.0
Apr40° / 26°82.512.20.2
May38° / 27°378.512.51.0
Jun35° / 25°6413.512.62.2
Jul32° / 24°11718.512.63.2
Aug31° / 23°13519.512.43.6
Sep32° / 23°8314.312.13.6
Oct35° / 24°358.311.82.8
Nov36° / 23°10.111.52.8
Dec34° / 20°0011.44.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46931
56931
67030
77030
87129
97129
107129
117129
127129
137129
147129
157030
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236337
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266139
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306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Mijlad gets around 37 mm of rain over 8.5 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 26% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
216
316
417
517
618
719
819
920
1020
1121
1222
1323
1424
1525
1626
1727
1828
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2030
2131
2232
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2434
2535
2635
2735
2836
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3036
3136

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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1371426204
2351426214
3331327225
4311328235
5291328246
6271329256
7251329267
8241330277
9221330287
10211330298
11191330308
12181331318
13171231319
14161231329
15151230339
161412303410
171311303511
181211293611
191111293712
201010283813
211010273914
2299274015
2388264117
2478254218
2577244319
2666234421
2756224522
2855214623
2945204724
3044194825
3134184926

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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319calm

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 6:55 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:557:18
212.46:547:18
312.46:547:18
412.46:547:18
512.46:537:18
612.46:537:19
712.46:537:19
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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 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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36.8Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
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86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
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126.6Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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166.5Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
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206.4Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al Mijlad

In seasonPeak

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

Al Mijlad sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Al Mijlad?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Mijlad in May

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

In May, Al Mijlad sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Al Mijlad 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 Mijlad peaks around February 21 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 highFeb 21UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Al Mijlad 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 Mijlad is worst in March — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateMar 1746 µg/m³Sep 911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr37Poor
May22Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Mijlad?

Al Mijlad sits at 11.0°N, 27.7°E, 434 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Babanūsah, 34 km away.

Al FūlahGhubayshAbyeiEl DaeinAn NuhūdKadugliAbū Zabad

Topography around Al Mijlad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Mijlad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7 m around an average of 430 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m.

The land around Al Mijlad is covered by grassland (69%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
7 m
16 km
18 m
80 km
164 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Babanūsah 34 km · Al Fūlah 103 km · Ghubaysh 131 km · Abyei 177 km · El Daein 182 km · An Nuhūd 200 km · Kadugli 217 km · Abū Zabad 221 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 Mijlad (11.0333°, 27.7333°, elevation 434 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).