Diffa Weather in May
Diffa in May
The short of it: Diffa in May averages a high of 42 °C (107 °F) and a low of 26 °C (79 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 12 h 44 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 42° · low 26° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 12 h 44 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
May in Diffa brings afternoons near 42° and nights around 26°, with about 5.0 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 42° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 5.0 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 44 min in mid-May, 19 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, Diffa runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Damasak, 26 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Diffa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DamasakBorno State | 26 km SSW | 41° | 26° | 6.0 mm |
| Maïné SoroaDiffa | 65 km W | 42° | 26° | 5.0 mm |
| BossoDiffa | 87 km ENE | 42° | 26° | 4.0 mm |
| GeidamYobe State | 88 km WSW | 41° | 26° | 8.0 mm |
| KukawaBorno State | 112 km ESE | 41° | 26° | 9.0 mm |
| Bornu YassuBorno State | 116 km S | 40° | 25° | 16 mm |
| NguigmiDiffa | 117 km NNE | 42° | 26° | 3.0 mm |
| MongunoBorno State | 130 km ESE | 41° | 26° | 12 mm |