Tahoua Weather in May
Tahoua in May
The short of it: Tahoua in May averages a high of 41 °C (106 °F) and a low of 28 °C (82 °F), with 13 mm (0.51 in) of rain and about 12 h 49 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 41° · low 28° · rain 13 mm · daylight 12 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Tahoua an average May high of 41°, a low of 28° and some 13 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 41° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 13 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 49 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, Tahoua runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Illéla, 48 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Tahoua, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IllélaTahoua Region | 48 km S | 41° | 28° | 20 mm |
| KeïtaTahoua Region | 56 km ESE | 40° | 28° | 16 mm |
| I-n-OuagarTahoua Region | 76 km E | 40° | 27° | 14 mm |
| BouzaTahoua Region | 98 km ESE | 40° | 27° | 15 mm |
| BagarouaTahoua Region | 103 km WSW | 41° | 28° | 11 mm |
| MalbazaTahoua Region | 110 km SSE | 41° | 28° | 21 mm |
| MadaouaTahoua Region | 117 km SE | 40° | 27° | 15 mm |
| Birni N KonniTahoua Region | 122 km S | 41° | 28° | 22 mm |