Shinkafi Weather in May
Shinkafi in May
The short of it: Shinkafi in May averages a high of 39 °C (103 °F) and a low of 27 °C (80 °F), with 23 mm (0.91 in) of rain and about 12 h 43 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 39° · low 27° · rain 23 mm · daylight 12 h 43 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Shinkafi an average May high of 39°, a low of 27° and some 23 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 39° 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 43 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, Shinkafi runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Moriki, 22 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Shinkafi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 21 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MorikiZamfara State | 22 km S | 39° | 26° | 30 mm |
| Kaura NamodaZamfara State | 54 km S | 38° | 26° | 41 mm |
| Guidan RoumdjiMaradi Region | 68 km NNE | 40° | 27° | 13 mm |
| Talata MafaraZamfara State | 74 km SW | 38° | 27° | 43 mm |
| MadarounfaMaradi Region | 75 km ENE | 39° | 27° | 20 mm |
| TibiriMaradi Region | 80 km NE | 39° | 27° | 15 mm |
| MaradiMaradi Region | 80 km NE | 39° | 27° | 16 mm |
| WaginiKatsina State | 86 km ESE | 38° | 25° | 35 mm |