Shendi weather in May

In May, Shendi sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 87% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Shendi's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shendi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:19 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
16%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Shendi 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 Shendi 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 39°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Shendi

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.

Shendi 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
Jan29° / 16°0011.17.2
Feb32° / 17°0011.45.6
Mar35° / 20°0011.93.2
Apr39° / 24°0012.40.7
May41° / 27°20.712.80.0
Jun41° / 28°10.4130.0
Jul39° / 28°113.412.90.5
Aug38° / 27°153.712.60.9
Sep40° / 28°51.412.10.3
Oct39° / 26°20.511.61.0
Nov34° / 22°0011.23.9
Dec31° / 18°00116.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11937
12937
13937
14937
15928
16928
17919
189010
199010
209010
218911
228911
238911
249010
258911
268911
279010
289010
29919
30919
31919

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Shendi gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
122
132
142
152
163
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183
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203
213
223
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263
273
283
293
302
312

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1945100
2945100
3945100
4936100
5936100
6936100
7936100
8936100
9926200
10935200
11925210
12925210
13925210
14905311
15896311
16896311
17886411
18867421
19867421
20848521
21839521
22839521
238210521
248210521
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267911631
277812631
287912621
297912621
308012620
317913620

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
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2114light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 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 6:26 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:267:01
212.66:257:02
312.66:257:02
412.66:247:02
512.66:247:02
612.76:237:03
712.76:237:03
812.76:227:03
912.76:227:04
1012.76:217:04
1112.76:217:04
1212.76:217:05
1312.76:207:05
1412.86:207:05
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1612.86:197:06
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3012.96:167:11
3112.96:167:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.7Intense
47.7Intense
57.7Intense
67.7Intense
77.7Intense
87.7Intense
97.7Intense
107.7Intense
117.7Intense
127.6Intense
137.6Intense
147.6Intense
157.6Intense
167.6Intense
177.5Intense
187.5Intense
197.5Intense
207.5Intense
217.5Intense
227.4Intense
237.4Intense
247.4Intense
257.4Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.4Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Shendi

In seasonPeak

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

Shendi sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Shendi?

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
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shendi.

What to pack for Shendi in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shendi 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 Shendi peaks around April 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highVery highApr 14UV 12Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Shendi 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 Shendi is worst in March — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (October, 32 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1355 µg/m³Oct 1732 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr48Poor
May45Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Shendi?

Shendi sits at 16.7°N, 33.4°E, 366 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Ad-Damir, 116 km away.

Ad-DamirAtbaraKhartoum NorthOmdurmanBerberKhartoumEl BaugaAl Hilāliyya

Topography around Shendi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shendi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 361 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m.

The land around Shendi is covered by bare terrain (47%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (72%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
228 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ad-Damir 116 km · Atbara 127 km · Khartoum North 151 km · Omdurman 155 km · Berber 159 km · Khartoum 159 km · El Bauga 182 km · Al Hilāliyya 196 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 Shendi (16.6915°, 33.4341°, elevation 366 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).