Sikasso Weather in May
Sikasso in May
The short of it: Sikasso in May averages a high of 36 °C (97 °F) and a low of 25 °C (76 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 36° · low 25° · rain 75 mm · daylight 12 h 38 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Sikasso an average May high of 36°, a low of 25° and some 75 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 36° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 75 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Sikasso runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Finnkolo, 18 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Sikasso, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 46 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FinnkoloSikasso | 18 km ESE | 36° | 25° | 74 mm |
| KadioloSikasso | 86 km S | 35° | 24° | 79 mm |
| OrodaraHauts-Bassins | 90 km ESE | 33° | 23° | 80 mm |
| SindouCascades Region | 91 km SE | 34° | 24° | 79 mm |
| ZégouaSikasso | 92 km S | 35° | 24° | 81 mm |
| PogoSavanes District | 98 km S | 35° | 24° | 83 mm |
| ToumoukroSavanes District | 104 km S | 35° | 24° | 85 mm |
| OuamélhoroSavanes District | 110 km S | 34° | 24° | 88 mm |