Koundara Weather in May
Koundara in May
The short of it: Koundara in May averages a high of 39 °C (102 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 32 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 39° · low 26° · rain 32 mm · daylight 12 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Koundara an average May high of 39°, a low of 26° and some 32 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 39° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 32 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 42 min in mid-May, 18 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Koundara runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Kamabi, 16 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Koundara, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 30 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KamabiBoké Region | 16 km SW | 38° | 26° | 33 mm |
| YoukounkounBoké Region | 20 km ENE | 39° | 26° | 35 mm |
| SalémataKedougou | 55 km ENE | 39° | 27° | 32 mm |
| PitcheGabú | 73 km WSW | 37° | 24° | 27 mm |
| KoumbiaBoké Region | 79 km SSW | 38° | 25° | 58 mm |
| GaoualBoké Region | 82 km S | 38° | 25° | 70 mm |
| Médina GounasKolda | 88 km NW | 39° | 25° | 16 mm |
| PiradaGabú | 95 km WNW | 38° | 24° | 18 mm |