Sokone Weather in May
Sokone in May
The short of it: Sokone in May averages a high of 37 °C (98 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 12 h 46 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 37° · low 22° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 12 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Sokone an average May high of 37°, a low of 22° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 37° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 46 min in mid-May, 20 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, Sokone runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Passy, 17 km to the NE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Sokone, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PassyFatick | 17 km NE | 38° | 22° | 1.0 mm |
| Karang PosteFatick | 31 km SSW | 35° | 22° | 1.0 mm |
| Keur MadiabelKaolack | 34 km E | 38° | 22° | 2.0 mm |
| GandiayeKaolack | 42 km NNE | 37° | 21° | 1.0 mm |
| KaolackKaolack | 44 km NE | 38° | 22° | 1.0 mm |
| DiofiorFatick | 47 km NW | 36° | 21° | 1.0 mm |
| NdofaneKaolack | 47 km E | 38° | 22° | 1.0 mm |
| EssauNorth Bank | 47 km SSW | 33° | 22° | 1.0 mm |