Kutum weather in May

In May, Kutum sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 Kutum's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kutum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:58 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
26%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Kutum is town in the Sudanese state of North Darfur.

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 35°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kutum reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Kutum

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Kutum 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
Jan26° / 11°0011.39.0
Feb29° / 13°0011.57.8
Mar31° / 16°0011.95.7
Apr34° / 20°00.112.34.1
May35° / 22°41.212.63.2
Jun35° / 22°92.612.83.1
Jul32° / 21°771312.83.9
Aug30° / 20°12618.112.54.3
Sep33° / 21°244.912.14.3
Oct32° / 20°30.911.75.1
Nov29° / 15°0011.37.6
Dec26° / 11°0011.29.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28614
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kutum gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.2 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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42
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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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19811
29811
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59721
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Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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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 7:04 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 7:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.57:047:34
212.57:037:34
312.57:037:34
412.57:027:34
512.57:027:34
612.67:017:35
712.67:017:35
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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 7.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.78 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kutum

In seasonPeak

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

Kutum sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Kutum?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kutum. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kutum in May

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

In May, Kutum sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kutum in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kutum peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highApr 13UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kutum 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 Kutum is worst in March — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1669 µg/m³Aug 2028 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug27Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct44Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kutum?

Kutum sits at 14.2°N, 24.7°E, 1,159 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Kabkābīyah, 88 km away.

KasZalinjaySh'īarīahNyala'Ārdamatā

Topography around Kutum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kutum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 1,149 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Kutum is covered by grassland (46%) and bare terrain (38%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
359 m
80 km
1,570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Kabkābīyah 88 km · Mellit 96 km · El Fasher 97 km · Kas 192 km · Zalinjay 193 km · Sh'īarīah 219 km · Nyala 240 km · 'Ārdamatā 249 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 Kutum (14.2°, 24.6667°, elevation 1,159 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).