Kināna weather in May

In May, Kināna sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 14 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 66% 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 Kināna's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kināna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:24 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
33%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kināna is 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 Kināna 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14228
24228
34228
44228
54228
64128
74128
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94128
104128
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134128
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How May really feels in Kināna

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.

Kināna weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°00.111.34.7
Feb35° / 21°0011.53.2
Mar38° / 24°0011.91.1
Apr41° / 27°10.512.30.0
May41° / 28°144.712.60.0
Jun39° / 28°195.712.80.5
Jul36° / 26°6013.512.72.0
Aug34° / 25°7713.612.52.7
Sep36° / 25°379.612.12.1
Oct38° / 26°164.611.71.4
Nov37° / 24°00.111.32.2
Dec34° / 20°0011.24.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38515
48515
58515
68515
78416
88416
98416
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118218
128218
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148119
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267822
277921
287921
297921
308020
318119

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kināna gets around 14 mm of rain over 4.7 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 14% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
47
57
68
78
89
99
109
1110
1210
1311
1412
1513
1613
1714
1815
1916
2017
2118
2219
2320
2421
2521
2621
2721
2821
2921
3021
3121

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
176101130
275101140
375101140
473101241
571111251
671111251
769111361
869111361
968111371
1066121471
1166121471
1264121581
1363131581
1461131682
1558141792
1657141892
17541519102
18521520112
19491621113
20461623123
21431624133
22401726143
23371728154
24351729154
25321731164
26301732174
27271733175
28251735185
29231736195
30221738194
31201739204

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
111calm
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311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
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3112calm

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 6:30 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:306:59
212.56:297:00
312.56:297:00
412.56:287:00
512.56:287:00
612.56:277:00
712.66:277:01
812.66:277:01
912.66:267:01
1012.66:267:01
1112.66:267:02
1212.66:257:02
1312.66:257:02
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1912.76:237:04
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2912.76:227:07
3012.86:227:07
3112.86:227:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.89 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
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kināna

In seasonPeak

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

Kināna sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Kināna?

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 Kināna.

What to pack for Kināna in May

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

In May, Kināna sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kināna 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 Kināna peaks around March 21 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 highMar 21UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kināna 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 Kināna is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1650 µg/m³Aug 1120 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr46Poor
May35Poor
Jun26Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kināna?

Kināna sits at 14.0°N, 33.2°E, 437 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al Manāqil, 30 km away.

Topography around Kināna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kināna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 438 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m.

The land around Kināna is covered by cropland (83%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
77 m
80 km
284 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Al Manāqil 30 km · Wad Medani 55 km · Sennar 67 km · Al Hasaheisa 81 km · Rufā‘a 83 km · Maiurno 87 km · Ad Douiem 93 km · Al-Fāw 100 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 Kināna (14.0361°, 33.1712°, elevation 437 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).