Climate averages 1991–2020
Pala weather
in May.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Pala: daytime highs average 35.3°C and nights cool to about 25.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 73 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 33 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kelo (99 km away). In May its highs average 36.1°C, 0.8°C warmer than Pala, with 66 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, Pala ranks 5th of 8 for the warmest May highs and 6th of 8 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 8 cities is 36.7°C; Pala is 1.4°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 3.3°C to 32.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 73 mm to 103 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
Pala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.8°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 35.8°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 38.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 1.2 | 0.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.5°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 20 | 5.2 | 12.312 h |
| May, selected | 35.3°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 73 | 13.3 | 12.513 h |
| June | 32.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 103 | 16.9 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 164 | 22.8 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.1°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 222 | 25.3 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 167 | 22.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.1°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 62 | 11.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.6°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 1.0 | 0.4 | 11.712 h |
| December | 32.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 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
- Kelo in MayChad · 99 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 26.1°C · 66 mm rain
- Guider in MayCameroon · 123 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 26.0°C · 49 mm rain
- Maroua in MayCameroon · 151 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 26.2°C · 38 mm rain
- Moundou in MayChad · 156 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 25.6°C · 74 mm rain
- Mubi in MayNigeria · 206 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 23.5°C · 60 mm rain
- Doba in MayChad · 227 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 25.5°C · 68 mm rain
- Yola in MayNigeria · 267 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 26.5°C · 67 mm rain
- Jimeta in MayNigeria · 269 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 26.9°C · 67 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 Pala) is explained once on the Pala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.