Dilling weather in May

In May, Dilling sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 43 mm of rain across 9.8 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 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Dilling's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dilling's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:41 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Dilling is town in South Kordofan State in 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 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Dilling reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°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)
13825
23825
33825
43825
53825
63825
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103825
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How May really feels in Dilling

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Dilling 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
Jan30° / 17°00.111.46.5
Feb33° / 19°0011.64.9
Mar36° / 22°10.411.92.8
Apr38° / 24°61.912.31.3
May37° / 25°439.812.51.4
Jun34° / 24°8016.912.72.5
Jul31° / 23°11821.312.63.4
Aug30° / 22°15523.112.43.7
Sep31° / 22°11619.712.13.5
Oct33° / 22°499.711.73.4
Nov34° / 21°0011.44.3
Dec31° / 18°0011.36.1

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 23% 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 (%)
17624
27525
37426
47426
57426
67327
77327
87426
97327
107327
117228
127129
137129
147030
156832
166832
176733
186634
196535
206436
216337
226337
236139
246139
256139
266040
276040
286040
296040
306040
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dilling gets around 43 mm of rain over 9.8 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 30% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
216
316
417
518
618
719
819
920
1021
1121
1222
1323
1425
1526
1627
1729
1831
1933
2035
2137
2239
2341
2443
2544
2645
2746
2847
2948
3049
3149

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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1621216100
2591317110
3581417110
4561418120
5541519120
6521519131
7511520131
8501521131
9491521141
10471622141
11461623151
12451623151
13431623161
14421624171
15401624182
16381624202
17361625212
18341525232
19321525253
20301426273
21281426293
22251326324
23231325344
24211225375
25191225395
26171125426
27161024446
28141024466
2913924487
3012824497
3111724517

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 6:46 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:467:11
212.46:467:11
312.46:457:12
412.56:457:12
512.56:447:12
612.56:447:12
712.56:447:12
812.56:437:12
912.56:437:13
1012.56:437:13
1112.56:427:13
1212.56:427:13
1312.56:427:14
1412.56:427:14
1512.56:417:14
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3112.66:397:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Dilling

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dilling 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 Dilling?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dilling.

What to pack for Dilling in May

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

In May, Dilling sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Dilling in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dilling peaks around March 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 13UV 13Dec 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dilling 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 Dilling is worst in March — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1645 µg/m³Aug 1912 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb39Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr38Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dilling?

Dilling sits at 12.1°N, 29.6°E, 687 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Abū Zabad, 55 km away.

KadugliAr RahadEl ObeidAl FūlahAn NuhūdAbu JibehaUmm Ruwaba

Topography around Dilling

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dilling has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 681 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 551 m.

The land around Dilling is covered by grassland (78%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
392 m
80 km
551 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Abū Zabad 55 km · Kadugli 116 km · Ar Rahad 131 km · El Obeid 140 km · Al Fūlah 145 km · An Nuhūd 151 km · Abu Jibeha 184 km · Umm Ruwaba 195 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 Dilling (12.05°, 29.65°, elevation 687 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).