Gereida weather in May

In May, Gereida sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 26 mm of rain across 5.4 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 53% 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 Gereida's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gereida's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
7:00 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
43%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Gereida is human settlement 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 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gereida reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 13°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 Gereida

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
9 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.

Gereida 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
Jan32° / 18°0011.45.3
Feb35° / 20°0011.63.6
Mar38° / 23°10.311.91.6
Apr39° / 25°40.812.20.5
May38° / 26°265.412.50.9
Jun36° / 25°6111.412.62.2
Jul32° / 24°10717.512.63.2
Aug31° / 23°13119.212.43.5
Sep32° / 23°8814.712.13.4
Oct35° / 23°327.211.72.7
Nov35° / 22°10.111.53.2
Dec33° / 19°0011.45.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
37030
47030
57030
67030
77129
87129
97228
107228
117228
127327
137327
147327
157327
167327
177327
187129
197129
207030
216931
226931
236832
246733
256634
266535
276535
286535
296436
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gereida gets around 26 mm of rain over 5.4 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 17% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
28
39
49
510
610
711
811
912
1012
1112
1213
1313
1414
1514
1615
1715
1816
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2018
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2322
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2524
2625
2726
2826
2927
3028
3129

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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1551120122
2541121122
3511222132
4501222142
5481222153
6461223153
7451323163
8441323174
9421323184
10411423184
11401423194
12391423194
13381423205
14361523215
15351523225
16341523225
17321524236
18311524246
19291524267
20271524277
21261424298
22241424308
23221324329
24201324349
251812233610
261611233911
271511234111
281310224312
29129224413
30108214614
3198214815

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 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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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249calm
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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 7:05 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:057:28
212.47:047:29
312.47:047:29
412.47:047:29
512.47:037:29
612.47:037:29
712.47:037:29
812.57:027:30
912.57:027:30
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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 6.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gereida

In seasonPeak

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

Gereida sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Gereida?

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

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gereida.

What to pack for Gereida in May

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

In May, Gereida sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gereida 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 Gereida peaks around August 17 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 17UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Gereida 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 Gereida is worst in March — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateMar 1656 µg/m³Aug 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May30Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gereida?

Gereida sits at 11.3°N, 25.1°E, 483 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Burām, 46 km away.

El DaeinRahad al BardiSh'īarīahKasKafia Kingi

Topography around Gereida

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gereida has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 478 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m.

The land around Gereida is covered by grassland (52%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
225 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Burām 46 km · Tullus 70 km · Nyala 91 km · El Daein 109 km · Rahad al Bardi 137 km · Sh'īarīah 138 km · Kas 166 km · Kafia Kingi 236 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 Gereida (11.2754°, 25.1403°, elevation 483 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).