Atbara Weather in May
Atbara in May
The short of it: Atbara in May averages a high of 43 °C (109 °F) and a low of 27 °C (81 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 12 h 57 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 43° · low 27° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 12 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
May in Atbara brings afternoons near 43° and nights around 27°, with about 1.0 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 43° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 57 min in mid-May, 26 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, Atbara runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Ad-Damir, 12 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Atbara, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ad-DamirRiver Nile | 12 km S | 43° | 27° | 2.0 mm |
| BerberRiver Nile | 36 km N | 43° | 27° | 1.0 mm |
| El BaugaRiver Nile | 63 km N | 43° | 26° | 1.0 mm |
| ShendiRiver Nile | 127 km SSW | 42° | 27° | 1.0 mm |
| El MatamaRiver Nile | 129 km SSW | 42° | 27° | 1.0 mm |
| KuraymahNorthern State | 245 km WNW | 43° | 26° | 1.0 mm |
| MeroweNorthern State | 245 km WNW | 43° | 26° | 0.0 mm |
| Khartoum NorthKhartoum | 276 km SW | 43° | 28° | 2.0 mm |