Gaoual Weather in May
Gaoual in May
The short of it: Gaoual in May averages a high of 38 °C (100 °F) and a low of 25 °C (78 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 38° · low 25° · rain 70 mm · daylight 12 h 40 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Gaoual an average May high of 38°, a low of 25° and some 70 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 38° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 40 min in mid-May, 17 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Gaoual runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Koumbia, 33 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Gaoual, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 62 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KoumbiaBoké Region | 33 km W | 38° | 25° | 58 mm |
| LéloumaLabé Region | 67 km ESE | 31° | 20° | 119 mm |
| KamabiBoké Region | 76 km NNW | 38° | 26° | 33 mm |
| KoundaraBoké Region | 82 km N | 39° | 26° | 32 mm |
| Wendou BorouBoké Region | 82 km WSW | 37° | 24° | 58 mm |
| YoukounkounBoké Region | 87 km N | 39° | 26° | 35 mm |
| SangarédiBoké Region | 95 km SW | 37° | 24° | 70 mm |
| TéliméléKindia | 96 km S | 34° | 22° | 117 mm |