Burām weather in May

In May, Burām sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 39 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 Burām's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burām's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
7:01 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
48%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Burām is city in South Darfur State, 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 Burām reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°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)
13925
23925
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43925
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How May really feels in Burām

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
5 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.

Burām weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°0011.44.9
Feb35° / 20°0011.63.2
Mar38° / 23°20.511.91.3
Apr39° / 24°71.612.20.4
May38° / 25°397.312.51.0
Jun35° / 25°8114.612.62.4
Jul32° / 23°12618.512.63.3
Aug30° / 23°1502012.43.6
Sep31° / 23°10417.112.13.5
Oct34° / 23°469.611.83.0
Nov35° / 21°10.311.53.1
Dec33° / 19°0011.44.7

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46436
56436
66535
76535
86535
96634
106733
116634
126733
136733
146733
156634
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196535
206436
216436
226337
236238
246139
256040
266040
275941
285941
295842
305842
315743

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Burām gets around 39 mm of rain over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
213
314
414
515
616
716
817
917
1018
1118
1219
1319
1419
1520
1621
1721
1822
1923
2024
2125
2227
2328
2429
2531
2632
2733
2834
2936
3037
3138

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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1441222185
2421223185
3401224196
4381125206
5361126207
6341126217
7331227227
8311227238
9301227238
10291227248
11281227258
12271227269
13261227269
14241227279
152312272810
162212272910
172112262911
182012263012
191912263113
201811253214
211711253315
221510243416
23149243617
24139233719
25128223820
26107214021
2797204123
2886194224
2975184326
3065174427
3164164629

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
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 7:05 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:057:28
212.47:057:28
312.47:047:28
412.47:047:28
512.47:047:28
612.47:037:29
712.47:037:29
812.47:037:29
912.47:027:29
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2912.66:597:34
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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 6.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.53 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
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136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Burām

In seasonPeak

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

Burām's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Burām?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Burām.

What to pack for Burām in May

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

In May, Burām sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Burām 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 Burām peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highAug 15UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Burām 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 Burām is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1650 µg/m³Aug 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb41Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr38Poor
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Burām?

Burām sits at 10.9°N, 25.2°E, 476 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Gereida, 46 km away.

El DaeinNyalaRahad al BardiSh'īarīahKafia KingiKas

Topography around Burām

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burām has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 474 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 165 m.

The land around Burām is covered by grassland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
23 m
80 km
165 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Gereida 46 km · Tullus 73 km · El Daein 125 km · Nyala 136 km · Rahad al Bardi 148 km · Sh'īarīah 182 km · Kafia Kingi 194 km · Kas 207 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 Burām (10.8583°, 25.1592°, elevation 476 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).