Khashm al Qirbah weather in May

In May, Khashm al Qirbah sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Khashm al Qirbah's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khashm al Qirbah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:12 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
28%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Khashm al Qirbah 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month.

A typical May day in Khashm al Qirbah reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Khashm al Qirbah

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.

Khashm al Qirbah weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°0011.24.2
Feb36° / 20°0011.52.9
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.1
Apr41° / 26°10.412.30.0
May41° / 28°72.312.70.0
Jun39° / 28°184.412.90.4
Jul35° / 25°8415.112.82.0
Aug33° / 24°10416.412.52.9
Sep36° / 25°357.512.12.2
Oct38° / 26°61.611.71.3
Nov37° / 24°10.211.31.9
Dec35° / 21°0011.13.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
38911
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78911
88911
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308713
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Khashm al Qirbah gets around 7 mm of rain over 2.3 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 7% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
13
24
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54
64
74
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95
105
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126
136
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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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17615720
27615720
37515820
47416820
57316920
67316920
770171030
870171030
970171030
1068181130
1168181130
1265191141
1363201241
1463201241
1560211351
1659221351
1756231461
1854231562
1951241672
2049241772
2147251982
2244252082
2342262192
2440262292
25382723102
26362824102
27342825102
28332926112
29312927112
30292928112
31282929112

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 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 6:18 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:186:49
212.56:176:50
312.66:176:50
412.66:166:50
512.66:166:50
612.66:156:51
712.66:156:51
812.66:156:51
912.66:146:51
1012.66:146:52
1112.66:136:52
1212.76:136:52
1312.76:136:52
1412.76:126:53
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1712.76:126:54
1812.76:116:54
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2012.76:116:55
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2212.76:106:55
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2812.86:106:57
2912.86:096:58
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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 6.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.52 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Khashm al Qirbah

In seasonPeak

None of Khashm al Qirbah's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Khashm al Qirbah sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in June.

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Is May a good time to visit Khashm al Qirbah?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khashm al Qirbah.

What to pack for Khashm al Qirbah in May

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

In May, Khashm al Qirbah sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khashm al Qirbah 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 Khashm al Qirbah peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Khashm al Qirbah 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 Khashm al Qirbah is worst in March — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1931 µg/m³Oct 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khashm al Qirbah?

Khashm al Qirbah sits at 15.0°N, 35.9°E, 458 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is New Halfa, 53 km away.

HimoraAl QadarifMay CaderaAdebayeAbala

Topography around Khashm al Qirbah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khashm al Qirbah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 455 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 765 m.

The land around Khashm al Qirbah is covered by bare terrain (54%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and bare terrain (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
765 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: New Halfa 53 km · Al-Fashaqah 64 km · Kassala 75 km · Himora 105 km · Al Qadarif 118 km · May Cadera 122 km · Adebaye 124 km · Abala 142 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 Khashm al Qirbah (14.9667°, 35.9167°, elevation 458 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).