Maiurno weather in May

In May, Maiurno sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 17 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Maiurno's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maiurno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:23 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
36%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Maiurno 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical May day in Maiurno reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°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)
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How May really feels in Maiurno

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.

Maiurno 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
Jan34° / 20°0011.34.3
Feb36° / 21°0011.62.7
Mar39° / 24°10.111.90.8
Apr41° / 27°20.612.30.0
May41° / 28°174.912.60.0
Jun38° / 27°267.112.80.9
Jul35° / 25°7114.812.72.2
Aug33° / 24°9515.912.43.0
Sep35° / 25°4610.212.12.5
Oct37° / 25°216.111.71.6
Nov37° / 24°00.111.42.0
Dec35° / 21°00.111.23.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58515
68317
78317
88317
98218
108218
118218
128218
138119
148020
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187822
197723
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317921

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Maiurno gets around 17 mm of rain over 4.9 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 15% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
48
58
68
79
89
910
1010
1110
1211
1311
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1512
1613
1714
1815
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2017
2119
2220
2321
2421
2522
2622
2723
2823
2923
3023
3122

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
164131571
262131681
361131781
460131791
559131891
6571319101
7571319101
8551320111
9551320111
10521421121
11501422122
12501422122
13481423122
14461524133
15441524133
16421525143
17401526154
18381627164
19351628174
20321628195
21301629205
22271630226
23241631246
24221532256
25191533267
26171534287
27151435297
28131436307
29121337317
30111239327
3191240337

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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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1911calm
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2612calm
2712calm
2812light breeze
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3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:286:57
212.56:286:57
312.56:276:57
412.56:276:57
512.56:276:57
612.56:266:58
712.56:266:58
812.56:256:58
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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 6.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Maiurno

In seasonPeak

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

Maiurno sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Maiurno?

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
2.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maiurno.

What to pack for Maiurno in May

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

In May, Maiurno 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 Maiurno 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 Maiurno peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 20UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Maiurno 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 Maiurno is worst in March — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1841 µg/m³Aug 1518 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr38Poor
May25Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maiurno?

Maiurno sits at 13.4°N, 33.7°E, 423 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Umm Shawkah, 16 km away.

Rabak

Topography around Maiurno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maiurno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 428 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m.

The land around Maiurno is covered by cropland (46%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
57 m
80 km
274 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Umm Shawkah 16 km · Sennar 20 km · As Sūkī 26 km · Singa 41 km · Ad-Dindar 47 km · Kināna 87 km · Al-Fāw 90 km · Rabak 104 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 Maiurno (13.4167°, 33.6667°, elevation 423 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).