Mali Weather in May
Mali in May
The short of it: Mali in May averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 19° · rain 79 mm · daylight 12 h 41 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & November
Thirty years of records give Mali an average May high of 30°, a low of 19° and some 79 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 30°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 41 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 January and November.
Against its neighbours, Mali runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Donghol-Sigon, 32 km to the SSE, is 3° warmer by day.
May in Mali, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 57 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donghol-SigonLabé Region | 32 km SSE | 33° | 22° | 86 mm |
| KédougouKedougou | 55 km NNE | 40° | 27° | 31 mm |
| KoubiaLabé Region | 70 km SE | 34° | 22° | 87 mm |
| SalémataKedougou | 83 km NW | 39° | 27° | 32 mm |
| LéloumaLabé Region | 84 km SSW | 31° | 20° | 119 mm |
| LabéLabé Region | 85 km S | 32° | 19° | 124 mm |
| TouguéLabé Region | 99 km SE | 34° | 21° | 88 mm |
| NoumoufoukhaKedougou | 99 km ENE | 40° | 27° | 34 mm |