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The warmest places in Africa in May: ranked by average high temperature

Kayes tops the list at 42 °C in May. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Africa.

Top three in May: Kayes (42 °C) , Wad Medani (41 °C) , Mopti (41 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 7.1 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Kayes Mali 42 °C 42 °C 29 °C 5 mm 1 368 h –
2 Wad Medani Sudan 41 °C 41 °C 28 °C 10 mm 3 368 h –
3 Mopti Mali 41 °C 41 °C 28 °C 7 mm 2 360 h –
4 Khartoum Sudan 41 °C 41 °C 26 °C 4 mm 1 370 h –
5 Niamey Niger 40 °C 40 °C 28 °C 9 mm 2 361 h –
6 Kassala Sudan 40 °C 40 °C 27 °C 7 mm 2 378 h –
7 Tahoua Niger 40 °C 40 °C 26 °C 9 mm 2 370 h –
8 N'Djamena Chad 40 °C 40 °C 28 °C 17 mm 4 358 h –
9 Singa Sudan 40 °C 40 °C 27 °C 21 mm 5 363 h –
10 Kosti Sudan 40 °C 40 °C 27 °C 14 mm 4 363 h –
11 Zinder Niger 40 °C 40 °C 25 °C 7 mm 2 368 h –
12 Al Qadarif Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 27 °C 24 mm 6 367 h –
13 Sokoto Nigeria 39 °C 39 °C 28 °C 21 mm 5 359 h –
14 Maradi Niger 39 °C 39 °C 26 °C 12 mm 3 366 h –
15 Ségou Mali 39 °C 39 °C 27 °C 16 mm 4 360 h –
16 Kom Ombo Egypt 39 °C 39 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 389 h –
17 Maiduguri Nigeria 39 °C 39 °C 27 °C 21 mm 5 357 h –
18 El Obeid Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 25 °C 10 mm 3 364 h –
19 El Daein Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 25 °C 25 mm 5 358 h –
20 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 38 °C 38 °C 27 °C 25 mm 6 354 h –
21 Bamako Mali 38 °C 38 °C 27 °C 32 mm 7 356 h –
22 Katsina Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 25 °C 17 mm 4 363 h –
23 Chakwama Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 25 °C 28 mm 6 355 h –
24 Esna Egypt 38 °C 38 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 389 h –
25 El Fasher Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 23 °C 4 mm 2 370 h –
26 Touba Senegal 38 °C 38 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 366 h –
27 Koudougou Burkina Faso 38 °C 38 °C 27 °C 31 mm 7 353 h –
28 Nyala Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 25 °C 17 mm 4 364 h –
29 Kano Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 24 °C 31 mm 5 358 h –
30 Koutiala Mali 38 °C 38 °C 26 °C 38 mm 8 354 h –
31 Maroua Cameroon 37 °C 37 °C 26 °C 36 mm 9 350 h –
32 Girga Egypt 37 °C 37 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 389 h –
33 Al-Junaynah Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 23 °C 11 mm 3 372 h –
34 Kaolack Senegal 37 °C 37 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 365 h –
35 Gusau Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 25 °C 38 mm 7 356 h –
36 Diourbel Senegal 37 °C 37 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 366 h –
37 Sohag Egypt 37 °C 37 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 389 h –
38 Yola Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 27 °C 66 mm 11 342 h –
39 Ad-Damazin Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 27 °C 42 mm 10 351 h –
40 Gombe Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 25 °C 24 mm 5 351 h –
41 Winejok South Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 26 °C 78 mm 15 343 h –
42 Ziguinchor Senegal 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 2 mm 0 362 h –
43 Assiut Egypt 36 °C 36 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 389 h –
44 Sikasso Mali 36 °C 36 °C 25 °C 66 mm 13 349 h –
45 Malakal South Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 26 °C 67 mm 13 335 h –
46 Port Sudan Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 391 h 29 °C
47 Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso 35 °C 35 °C 25 °C 67 mm 12 350 h –
48 Mallawī Egypt 35 °C 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 390 h –
49 Moundou Chad 35 °C 35 °C 25 °C 72 mm 12 339 h –
50 Bauchi Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 69 mm 11 345 h –

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

April: top 5

  1. Kayes 42 °C
  2. N'Djamena 41 °C
  3. Wad Medani 41 °C
  4. Singa 41 °C
  5. Niamey 41 °C

Full ranking for April

June: top 5

  1. Maseru 15 °C
  2. Botshabelo 16 °C
  3. Johannesburg 16 °C
  4. Krugersdorp 16 °C
  5. Bloemfontein 16 °C

Full ranking for June

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in May, highest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in Africa with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.