Climate averages 1991–2020
Praia weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 7th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Praia: daytime highs average 27.0°C and nights cool to about 20.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical May (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 49 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dakar (653 km away). In May its highs average 26.2°C, 0.9°C cooler than Praia, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
From May to June, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 28.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Praia climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.2°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 4.2 | 0.7 | 11.311 h |
| February | 25.2°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 1.3 | 0.5 | 11.612 h |
| March | 25.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.3°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 12.512 h |
| May, selected | 27.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.813 h |
| June | 28.0°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.013 h |
| July | 28.8°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 9.2 | 1.9 | 12.913 h |
| August | 29.5°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 48 | 7.8 | 12.613 h |
| September | 29.4°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 72 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 32 | 3.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 28.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 5.7 | 1.2 | 11.411 h |
| December | 26.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 4.3 | 0.7 | 11.311 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Dakar in MaySenegal · 653 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 21.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Rufisque in MaySenegal · 671 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 20.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in MaySenegal · 704 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mbour in MaySenegal · 707 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Thiès in MaySenegal · 708 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Tivaouane in MaySenegal · 720 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 19.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Serekunda in MayGambia · 755 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Saint-Louis in MaySenegal · 762 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 20.5°C · 0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Praia) is explained once on the Praia year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.