Berber weather in May

In May, Berber sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 42°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Berber's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Berber's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:15 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
14%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Berber is town of the state of River Nile, 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 climb over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 42°C by the end.

A typical May day in Berber reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 14°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 about 3°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14026
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54126
64126
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94127
104127
114127
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314229

How May really feels in Berber

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.

Berber weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°00117.8
Feb31° / 17°0011.46.2
Mar35° / 20°0011.93.8
Apr38° / 24°00.112.41.1
May41° / 27°10.512.80.0
Jun42° / 29°00.113.10.0
Jul40° / 29°61.8130.0
Aug40° / 29°81.912.60.1
Sep41° / 28°10.512.10.0
Oct38° / 26°00.211.61.1
Nov34° / 21°0011.24.3
Dec30° / 17°0010.96.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16928
17928
18928
19928
20928
21928
22928
23928
24928
25928
26937
27937
28937
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Berber gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
132
142
152
162
172
182
192
202
212
222
232
242
252
262
272
282
292
302
311

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195410
295410
395410
495410
595410
695410
795410
895410
995410
1096310
1195320
1294321
1394321
1493421
1593421
1693421
1791531
1891531
1990631
2090631
2190631
2289731
2389731
2489731
2589731
2689731
2789731
2889731
2989731
3090631
3191621

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2615light breeze
2715light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:227:01
212.76:217:01
312.76:217:01
412.76:207:02
512.76:207:02
612.76:197:02
712.76:197:02
812.76:187:03
912.86:187:03
1012.86:177:04
1112.86:177:04
1212.86:177:04
1312.86:167:05
1412.86:167:05
1512.86:157:05
1612.86:157:06
1712.96:157:06
1812.96:147:06
1912.96:147:07
2012.96:147:07
2112.96:137:07
2212.96:137:08
2312.96:137:08
2412.96:137:09
2512.96:137:09
2612.96:127:09
2713.06:127:10
2813.06:127:10
2913.06:127:10
3013.06:127:11
3113.06:127:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.7Intense
87.7Intense
97.7Intense
107.7Intense
117.7Intense
127.7Intense
137.7Intense
147.7Intense
157.7Intense
167.6Intense
177.6Intense
187.6Intense
197.6Intense
207.6Intense
217.6Intense
227.5Intense
237.5Intense
247.5Intense
257.5Intense
267.5Intense
277.5Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Berber

In seasonPeak

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

Berber sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Berber?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Berber.

What to pack for Berber in May

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

In May, Berber sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Berber 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 Berber peaks around April 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highVery highApr 15UV 12Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Berber 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 Berber is worst in March — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 33 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1456 µg/m³Sep 1333 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May47Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Berber?

Berber sits at 18.0°N, 34.0°E, 347 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is El Bauga, 28 km away.

ShendiKuraymahKhartoum NorthOmdurmanSinkat

Topography around Berber

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Berber has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 346 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Berber is covered by bare terrain (42%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, bare terrain (81%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
262 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: El Bauga 28 km · Atbara 36 km · Ad-Damir 47 km · Shendi 159 km · Kuraymah 233 km · Khartoum North 306 km · Omdurman 309 km · Sinkat 314 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 Berber (18.0216°, 33.983°, elevation 347 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).