Sam Weather in May
Sam in May
The short of it: Sam in May averages a high of 36 °C (96 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 36° · low 25° · rain 90 mm · daylight 12 h 38 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & January
May in Sam brings afternoons near 36° and nights around 25°, with about 90 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 36° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 38 min in mid-May, 16 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and January.
Against its neighbours, Sam runs about middling and drier than most in May. Gogounou, 24 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Sam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 63 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h