Tanaf Weather in May
Tanaf in May
The short of it: Tanaf in May averages a high of 36 °C (98 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 12 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 36° · low 22° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 12 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Tanaf an average May high of 36°, a low of 22° and some 6.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 36° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 6.0 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 December and January.
Against its neighbours, Tanaf runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Sédhiou, 16 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Tanaf, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SédhiouSédhiou | 16 km WNW | 36° | 22° | 5.0 mm |
| Samine EscaleSédhiou | 28 km SW | 36° | 22° | 4.0 mm |
| FarimOio | 29 km SE | 36° | 23° | 10 mm |
| Diana MalariSédhiou | 29 km NE | 38° | 23° | 6.0 mm |
| DiattakoundaSédhiou | 29 km WSW | 35° | 22° | 4.0 mm |
| Saré Yoba DiégaKolda | 37 km ENE | 37° | 23° | 9.0 mm |
| BissorãOio | 47 km S | 35° | 22° | 10 mm |
| MansabáOio | 48 km SSE | 36° | 22° | 15 mm |