Gao climate

Gao Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Gao, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 38°C on May 1 to 35°C on May 31, and lows from 26°C to 25°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 78 mm over about 19 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Gao, in °C, with the record for each date.202530354045151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
37°C
Average low
26°C
Precipitation
78 mm
Reanalysis high
43°CMay 5, 2000
Reanalysis low
22°CMay 30, 1991
Daylight
12 h 32 min to 12 h 45 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
20°C
Wind
12.6 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 138°C26°C42°C 201523°C 201447%
May 238°C26°C42°C 199622°C 199149%
May 338°C26°C42°C 201624°C 200749%
May 437°C26°C41°C 201124°C 200550%
May 537°C26°C43°C 200023°C 201951%
May 637°C26°C42°C 200023°C 201352%
May 737°C26°C42°C 200023°C 200552%
May 837°C26°C42°C 199622°C 200552%
May 937°C26°C41°C 201724°C 201452%
May 1037°C26°C41°C 200224°C 201453%
May 1137°C26°C41°C 200223°C 201853%
May 1237°C26°C41°C 200523°C 199553%
May 1337°C26°C41°C 200224°C 199753%
May 1437°C26°C42°C 201523°C 201253%
May 1537°C26°C42°C 200223°C 201255%
May 1637°C26°C42°C 200224°C 199157%
May 1737°C26°C43°C 200023°C 201957%
May 1837°C26°C41°C 200023°C 201858%
May 1937°C26°C41°C 200524°C 199758%
May 2037°C25°C41°C 200524°C 199159%
May 2137°C25°C42°C 201423°C 200660%
May 2237°C25°C42°C 201623°C 199162%
May 2336°C25°C40°C 199923°C 201163%
May 2436°C25°C41°C 200523°C 199164%
May 2536°C25°C42°C 200223°C 201765%
May 2636°C25°C42°C 200223°C 199166%
May 2736°C25°C42°C 200222°C 199166%
May 2836°C25°C41°C 200823°C 199167%
May 2936°C25°C41°C 200223°C 199168%
May 3036°C25°C40°C 201522°C 199169%
May 3135°C25°C42°C 200222°C 199170%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Gao, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

May 1
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 6:22 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 6:29 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.