Chkata Weather in May
Chkata in May
The short of it: Chkata in May averages a high of 44 °C (110 °F) and a low of 28 °C (82 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 12 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 44° · low 28° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 12 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Chkata an average May high of 44°, a low of 28° and some 6.0 mm of rain. The height of summer in Chkata, with afternoons near 44°. Rain is scarce, about 6.0 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 50 min in mid-May, 22 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Chkata runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. El ’Ayoûn, 35 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Chkata, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El ’AyoûnAssaba | 35 km NNW | 43° | 28° | 6.0 mm |
| HamoudAssaba | 67 km NW | 44° | 28° | 5.0 mm |
| Ould YenjéGuidimaka | 80 km WNW | 44° | 28° | 5.0 mm |
| BoulyGuidimaka | 85 km W | 44° | 28° | 5.0 mm |
| KankossaAssaba | 91 km NW | 44° | 28° | 6.0 mm |
| KayesKayes | 104 km SSW | 44° | 28° | 9.0 mm |
| Hassi ChegarGuidimaka | 115 km W | 43° | 27° | 5.0 mm |
| SélibabyGuidimaka | 127 km W | 43° | 27° | 6.0 mm |