Babanūsah weather in May

In May, Babanūsah sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 31 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 48% 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 Babanūsah's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Babanūsah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:49 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
46%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Babanūsah is town in western 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 Babanūsah 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 1°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 Babanūsah

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.

Babanūsah weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°0011.44.8
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.1
Mar38° / 24°10.311.91.2
Apr40° / 26°71.912.20.3
May38° / 27°317.812.50.9
Jun35° / 26°5812.912.72.1
Jul32° / 24°10617.712.63.2
Aug31° / 23°12718.812.43.6
Sep32° / 23°8113.612.13.5
Oct35° / 24°317.411.72.7
Nov36° / 23°00.111.52.9
Dec33° / 20°0011.34.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56931
67030
77030
87129
97129
107228
117129
127129
137228
147228
157129
167030
177030
187030
196832
206832
216832
226634
236634
246436
256436
266337
276337
286238
296238
306238
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Babanūsah gets around 31 mm of rain over 7.8 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 24% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
214
314
415
515
616
716
817
917
1018
1118
1219
1320
1421
1521
1622
1723
1824
1925
2027
2128
2229
2331
2432
2533
2634
2734
2835
2936
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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1461222182
2441323192
3421324202
4391325213
5371325223
6351326233
7331327233
8321327244
9301328254
10291328264
11271329275
12261329275
13241329286
14231230296
15221230297
16211230308
17201230308
18181130319
191711303210
201610303311
211410293412
22139293613
23129283714
24118283815
25108263917
2697264118
2787254218
2876244319
2966234420
3056224621
3155214722

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
29calm
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
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109calm
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128calm
138calm
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168calm
179calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
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 6:54 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:547:18
212.46:547:18
312.46:537:18
412.46:537:18
512.46:537:18
612.46:527:19
712.46:527:19
812.56:527:19
912.56:517:19
1012.56:517:19
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1212.56:507:20
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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 6.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Babanūsah

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Babanūsah?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Babanūsah.

What to pack for Babanūsah in May

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

In May, Babanūsah sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Babanūsah 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 Babanūsah peaks around March 10 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 highMar 10UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Babanūsah 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 Babanūsah 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 Babanūsah?

Babanūsah sits at 11.3°N, 27.8°E, 456 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al Mijlad, 34 km away.

GhubayshAn NuhūdEl DaeinAbū ZabadAbyeiKadugli

Topography around Babanūsah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Babanūsah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 450 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m.

The land around Babanūsah is covered by grassland (84%) within 3 km, grassland (92%) within 16 km, and grassland (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
179 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Al Mijlad 34 km · Al Fūlah 75 km · Ghubaysh 103 km · An Nuhūd 167 km · El Daein 183 km · Abū Zabad 194 km · Abyei 205 km · Kadugli 212 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 Babanūsah (11.3333°, 27.8°, elevation 456 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).