Shendi Weather in May
Shendi in May
The short of it: Shendi in May averages a high of 42 °C (108 °F) and a low of 27 °C (81 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 12 h 54 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 42° · low 27° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 12 h 54 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Shendi an average May high of 42°, a low of 27° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 42° 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 54 min in mid-May, 24 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, Shendi runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. El Matama, 9 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Shendi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El MatamaRiver Nile | 9 km WNW | 42° | 27° | 1.0 mm |
| Ad-DamirRiver Nile | 116 km NNE | 43° | 27° | 2.0 mm |
| AtbaraRiver Nile | 127 km NNE | 43° | 27° | 1.0 mm |
| Khartoum NorthKhartoum | 151 km SW | 43° | 28° | 2.0 mm |
| OmdurmanKhartoum | 155 km SW | 43° | 28° | 1.0 mm |
| BerberRiver Nile | 159 km NNE | 43° | 27° | 1.0 mm |
| KhartoumKhartoum | 159 km SW | 42° | 28° | 1.0 mm |
| Wad RāwahAl Jazirah | 173 km S | 41° | 25° | 2.0 mm |