Kaolack weather in May
In May, Kaolack has daytime highs averaging 37 °C, nights around 22 °C, with 0.1 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 37.1°C Average high
- 21.7°C Average low
- 0.1days Wet days
- under 1mm Rainfall
- 13h Daylight
Daily temperatures through May
How May develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 May | 37.5 °C | 21.2 °C | 0 % |
| 11–20 May | 37.0 °C | 21.7 °C | 0 % |
| 21–31 May | 36.8 °C | 22.2 °C | 0 % |
What to expect
| Measure | Typical May | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 31 of 31 | 100 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 31 of 31 | 100 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 0.1 of 31 | 0 % |
Conditions in May
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 28 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 44 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 18 °C |
| Relative humidity | 49 % |
| Wind speed | 17 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 31 % |
Where Kaolack ranks in May
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in Africa in May | 23rd of 50 | 0.4 mm |
| The warmest places in Africa in May | 34th of 50 | 37 °C |
| The driest places in the world in May | 36th of 50 | 0.4 mm |
May compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| March | 36.4 °C | under 1 mm | 28 % |
| April | 37.4 °C | under 1 mm | 29 % |
| May | 37.1 °C | under 1 mm | 31 % |
| June | 35.5 °C | 12 mm | 44 % |
| July | 32.9 °C | 88 mm | 65 % |
See all twelve months for Kaolack
- May is the 2nd warmest month here.
- It is the 3rd driest month of the year.
- It ranks 3rd for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 13 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 0.1 of 31 days — 0 % of the month.
- Nights are about 15 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest May day on record since 1991 reached 44 °C, 6.6 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsMay in Kaolack, answered
How warm is Kaolack in May?
Daily highs average 37 °C and nights fall to about 22 °C, a spread of 15 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes May the 2nd warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Kaolack in May?
May averages under 1 mm of rain, spread over about 0 of the 31 days — 0 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 31 % of the sky.
How long are the days in May?
Kaolack averages 13 hours between sunrise and sunset in May. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. 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.