Kédougou Weather in May
Kédougou in May
The short of it: Kédougou in May averages a high of 40 °C (104 °F) and a low of 27 °C (81 °F), with 31 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 42 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 27° · rain 31 mm · daylight 12 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Kédougou an average May high of 40°, a low of 27° and some 31 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 40° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 31 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 42 min in mid-May, 18 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, Kédougou runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Mali, 55 km to the SSW, is 10° cooler by day.
May in Kédougou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 29 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaliLabé Region | 55 km SSW | 30° | 19° | 79 mm |
| SarayaKedougou | 56 km ENE | 40° | 27° | 28 mm |
| SalémataKedougou | 69 km W | 39° | 27° | 32 mm |
| NoumoufoukhaKedougou | 76 km E | 40° | 27° | 34 mm |
| Donghol-SigonLabé Region | 84 km S | 33° | 22° | 86 mm |
| YoukounkounBoké Region | 102 km W | 39° | 26° | 35 mm |
| KoubiaLabé Region | 112 km SSE | 34° | 22° | 87 mm |
| KoundaraBoké Region | 122 km W | 39° | 26° | 32 mm |