Dikwa Weather in May
Dikwa in May
The short of it: Dikwa in May averages a high of 40 °C (104 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 23 mm (0.91 in) of rain and about 12 h 40 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 40° · low 26° · rain 23 mm · daylight 12 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Dikwa an average May high of 40°, a low of 26° and some 23 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 40° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 23 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 40 min in mid-May, 17 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, Dikwa runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Marte, 38 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Dikwa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 20 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarteBorno State | 38 km NNW | 41° | 26° | 17 mm |
| BankiBorno State | 43 km SSE | 39° | 25° | 29 mm |
| NgalaBorno State | 45 km NE | 41° | 26° | 17 mm |
| GamboruBorno State | 49 km NE | 41° | 26° | 17 mm |
| BamaBorno State | 62 km SSW | 39° | 26° | 34 mm |
| KondugaBorno State | 69 km SW | 40° | 25° | 30 mm |
| MongunoBorno State | 78 km NNW | 41° | 26° | 12 mm |
| MakaryFar North | 84 km NE | 41° | 26° | 15 mm |