Ghubaysh weather in May

In May, Ghubaysh sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ghubaysh's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ghubaysh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:50 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
36%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ghubaysh reaches about 39°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 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Ghubaysh

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
16 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.

Ghubaysh 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
Jan31° / 17°0011.46.3
Feb33° / 19°0011.64.5
Mar37° / 22°00.111.92.3
Apr39° / 25°10.512.30.7
May39° / 26°143.312.60.7
Jun37° / 26°297.512.71.7
Jul34° / 24°6712.212.63.0
Aug32° / 24°9014.312.43.5
Sep34° / 24°539.912.12.9
Oct36° / 24°18411.72.2
Nov35° / 21°0011.43.7
Dec31° / 18°0011.36.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
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67921
77921
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97822
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ghubaysh gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.3 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 10% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
35
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66
76
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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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
170131250
268141350
366141451
464151551
563151561
662151661
760161761
859161771
958161871
1058161871
1157161881
1256161981
1355161991
14531620101
15521620102
16501621112
17491621122
18471621132
19451622153
20421622163
21401723183
22371723194
23351724214
24321724225
25301725245
26271626255
27251626276
28231627286
29211627306
30191528317
31171529327

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
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:557:21
212.46:557:21
312.46:547:21
412.56:547:21
512.56:537:21
612.56:537:21
712.56:537:22
812.56:527:22
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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 6.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
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127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ghubaysh

In seasonPeak

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

Ghubaysh 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 Ghubaysh?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ghubaysh.

What to pack for Ghubaysh in May

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

In May, Ghubaysh sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ghubaysh 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 Ghubaysh peaks around February 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highFeb 21UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ghubaysh 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 Ghubaysh is worst in March — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1657 µg/m³Sep 914 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May32Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ghubaysh?

Ghubaysh sits at 12.2°N, 27.4°E, 497 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Babanūsah, 103 km away.

BabanūsahAl FūlahAl MijladAn NuhūdEl DaeinSh'īarīahAbū ZabadDilling

Topography around Ghubaysh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ghubaysh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 496 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m.

The land around Ghubaysh is covered by grassland (86%) within 3 km, grassland (99%) within 16 km, and grassland (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
110 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Babanūsah 103 km · Al Fūlah 119 km · Al Mijlad 131 km · An Nuhūd 133 km · El Daein 154 km · Sh'īarīah 195 km · Abū Zabad 208 km · Dilling 250 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 Ghubaysh (12.15°, 27.35°, elevation 497 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).