Tullus weather in May

In May, Tullus sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 36 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tullus's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tullus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
7:03 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
46%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Tullus 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 ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tullus reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13925
23925
33925
43925
53925
63925
73925
83925
93825
103825
113825
123825
133825
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203825
213825
223725
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263725
273725
283725
293625
303625
313625

How May really feels in Tullus

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.

Tullus 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
Jan32° / 18°0011.45.2
Feb35° / 20°0011.63.6
Mar37° / 23°10.411.91.7
Apr39° / 25°61.412.20.7
May38° / 25°367.712.51.2
Jun34° / 24°8014.512.62.5
Jul31° / 23°13720.412.63.4
Aug30° / 22°15720.512.43.7
Sep31° / 23°10316.712.13.7
Oct34° / 22°418.811.83.4
Nov35° / 22°10.211.53.6
Dec32° / 19°0011.45.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56832
66832
76931
86931
96931
106931
117030
127030
137030
147030
156931
166832
176832
186733
196634
206535
216436
226337
236238
246139
256040
266040
275941
285941
295941
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tullus gets around 36 mm of rain over 7.7 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 24% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
215
316
417
517
618
718
818
919
1019
1119
1219
1320
1420
1521
1621
1722
1823
1923
2025
2126
2227
2329
2430
2531
2633
2734
2835
2936
3037
3138

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1511018174
2491118184
3471119194
4461119195
5441219205
6421220215
7401320216
8391320226
9381321226
10371321236
11351421236
12341422247
13331422247
14321422257
15301423258
16291423268
17281323279
18271323289
192513232910
202312233011
212212233112
222011233313
231911233414
241710223615
25159213717
26149213918
27128204119
28117194320
29107184422
3086174623
3175164724

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 7:07 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:077:31
212.47:077:31
312.47:077:31
412.47:067:31
512.47:067:31
612.47:067:31
712.47:057:32
812.47:057:32
912.57:057:32
1012.57:047:32
1112.57:047:32
1212.57:047:33
1312.57:047:33
1412.57:037:33
1512.57:037:33
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1712.57:037:34
1812.57:037:34
1912.57:027:34
2012.57:027:34
2112.57:027:35
2212.57:027:35
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2412.67:027:35
2512.67:027:36
2612.67:027:36
2712.67:017:36
2812.67:017:36
2912.67:017:37
3012.67:017:37
3112.67:017:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tullus

In seasonPeak

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

Tullus's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Tullus sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Tullus?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tullus.

What to pack for Tullus in May

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

In May, Tullus sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tullus 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 Tullus peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 15UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tullus 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 Tullus is worst in March — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateMar 1756 µg/m³Aug 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May31Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tullus?

Tullus sits at 11.1°N, 24.5°E, 532 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Gereida, 70 km away.

NyalaKasEl DaeinSh'īarīahKafia Kingi

Topography around Tullus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tullus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 530 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m.

The land around Tullus is covered by grassland (61%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
220 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Gereida 70 km · Burām 73 km · Rahad al Bardi 74 km · Nyala 113 km · Kas 160 km · El Daein 179 km · Sh'īarīah 189 km · Kafia Kingi 202 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 Tullus (11.0904°, 24.5301°, elevation 532 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).