Kuraymah weather in May

In May, Kuraymah sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 42°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kuraymah's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kuraymah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:23 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
13%
7th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kuraymah 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 climb over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 42°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kuraymah reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Kuraymah

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.

Kuraymah weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 13°00119.0
Feb29° / 15°0011.47.5
Mar33° / 19°0011.94.7
Apr38° / 23°0012.41.6
May41° / 27°00.112.90.0
Jun42° / 28°0013.10.0
Jul41° / 28°30.9130.0
Aug41° / 29°30.812.60.0
Sep41° / 28°10.212.10.0
Oct38° / 25°00.111.61.3
Nov32° / 19°0011.15.5
Dec28° / 15°0010.98.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3955
4946
5946
6946
7946
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13937
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31946

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kuraymah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
79910
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Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 hours 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 6:19 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:307:10
212.76:297:10
312.76:297:10
412.76:287:11
512.76:287:11
612.76:277:11
712.86:277:12
812.86:267:12
912.86:267:12
1012.86:257:13
1112.86:257:13
1212.86:247:13
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1412.86:237:14
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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 7.77 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
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37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kuraymah

In seasonPeak

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

Kuraymah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
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May
Jun
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Kuraymah?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kuraymah.

What to pack for Kuraymah in May

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

In May, Kuraymah sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kuraymah 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 Kuraymah peaks around June 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 12UV 11Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Kuraymah 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 Kuraymah is worst in March — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1683 µg/m³Jul 2145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr71Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul44Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep63Unhealthy
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kuraymah?

Kuraymah sits at 18.6°N, 31.9°E, 255 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Dongola, 161 km away.

DongolaEl BaugaBerberAtbaraAd-DamirShendiOmdurmanKhartoum North

Topography around Kuraymah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuraymah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 258 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m.

The land around Kuraymah is covered by bare terrain (40%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
523 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Dongola 161 km · El Bauga 219 km · Berber 233 km · Atbara 245 km · Ad-Damir 248 km · Shendi 266 km · Omdurman 330 km · Khartoum North 331 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 Kuraymah (18.55°, 31.85°, elevation 255 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).