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The warmest places in Africa in May

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

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Kayes Mali 42 °C 42 °C 5 mm
2 Wad Medani Sudan 41 °C 41 °C 10 mm
3 Mopti Mali 41 °C 41 °C 7 mm
4 Khartoum Sudan 41 °C 41 °C 4 mm
5 Niamey Niger 40 °C 40 °C 9 mm
6 Kassala Sudan 40 °C 40 °C 7 mm
7 Tahoua Niger 40 °C 40 °C 9 mm
8 N'Djamena Chad 40 °C 40 °C 17 mm
9 Singa Sudan 40 °C 40 °C 21 mm
10 Kosti Sudan 40 °C 40 °C 14 mm
11 Zinder Niger 40 °C 40 °C 7 mm
12 Al Qadarif Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 24 mm
13 Sokoto Nigeria 39 °C 39 °C 21 mm
14 Maradi Niger 39 °C 39 °C 12 mm
15 Ségou Mali 39 °C 39 °C 16 mm
16 Kom Ombo Egypt 39 °C 39 °C 0 mm
17 Maiduguri Nigeria 39 °C 39 °C 21 mm
18 El Obeid Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 10 mm
19 El Daein Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 25 mm
20 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 38 °C 38 °C 25 mm
21 Bamako Mali 38 °C 38 °C 32 mm
22 Katsina Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 17 mm
23 Chakwama Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 28 mm
24 Esna Egypt 38 °C 38 °C 0 mm
25 El Fasher Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 4 mm
26 Touba Senegal 38 °C 38 °C 0 mm
27 Koudougou Burkina Faso 38 °C 38 °C 31 mm
28 Nyala Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 17 mm
29 Kano Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 31 mm
30 Koutiala Mali 38 °C 38 °C 38 mm
31 Maroua Cameroon 37 °C 37 °C 36 mm
32 Girga Egypt 37 °C 37 °C 0 mm
33 Al-Junaynah Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 11 mm
34 Kaolack Senegal 37 °C 37 °C 0 mm
35 Gusau Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 38 mm
36 Diourbel Senegal 37 °C 37 °C 0 mm
37 Sohag Egypt 37 °C 37 °C 0 mm
38 Yola Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 66 mm
39 Ad-Damazin Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 42 mm
40 Gombe Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 24 mm
41 Winejok South Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 78 mm
42 Ziguinchor Senegal 36 °C 36 °C 2 mm
43 Assiut Egypt 36 °C 36 °C 0 mm
44 Sikasso Mali 36 °C 36 °C 66 mm
45 Malakal South Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 67 mm
46 Port Sudan Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 0 mm
47 Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso 35 °C 35 °C 67 mm
48 Mallawī Egypt 35 °C 35 °C 0 mm
49 Moundou Chad 35 °C 35 °C 72 mm
50 Bauchi Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 69 mm

Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.

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.

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