Mali Weather in May
Mali in May
The short of it: Mali in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 7° · rain 81 mm · daylight 13 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & August
Thirty years of records give Mali an average May high of 19°, a low of 7° and some 81 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 58 min in mid-May, 57 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and August.
Against its neighbours, Mali runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Gaolou, 11 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Mali, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 39 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h