May is one of the warmer months of the year in Al ‘Aqīq, with average highs near 35.8°C and lows around 20.5°C (mean 28.2°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 9 mm of rainfall and 28% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Al ‘Aqīq. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Al ‘Aqīq was 2012 — when the month averaged 29.3°C — while the coldest was 1985 at 25.7°C. Typical May days reach 35.8°C with nights near 20.5°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
May is about average for rainfall in Al ‘Aqīq, averaging 9 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 1987 with 62 mm, while the driest were 2002, 2004 and 2007, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Al ‘Aqīq during May averages 28%. The most humid May was 2023 at 43%, and the least humid was 2004 at 16%.
May receives about 7 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Al ‘Aqīq. The sunniest Mays were 2002 and 2004 at 7.9 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1987 at 6.2.
Average wind speed in Al ‘Aqīq during May is 2.7 m/s. The windiest May was 1986 at 3.4 m/s, while the calmest was 1985 at 2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 27.3°C | 28.0°C | 28.5°C | 28.5°C | 28.3°C | +1°C |
| Avg High | 34.7°C | 35.5°C | 36.6°C | 36.0°C | 36.0°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg Low | 19.9°C | 20.5°C | 20.5°C | 21.0°C | 20.5°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 14 mm | 10 mm | 2 mm | 6 mm | 19 mm | +5 mm |
May temperatures in Al ‘Aqīq have risen by about 1.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 13.1°C (2005) to a record high of 40.8°C (2025).
Rainfall in May is about average for rainfall, averaging 9 mm, with a wettest year of 62 mm.
A good time to visit Al ‘Aqīq
May is a good time to visit Al ‘Aqīq, with days averaging 35.8°C and nights around 20.5°C (mean 28.2°C, warmer than Al ‘Aqīq's yearly average) and low rainfall. March and November are marginally more temperate, but May still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37.4°C | 29.2°C | 21.0°C | 40.8°C | 17.2°C | 11 mm | 23% | 2.9 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2024 | 35.9°C | 28.2°C | 20.4°C | 40.7°C | 14.0°C | 24 mm | 33% | 3 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2023 | 33.7°C | 26.7°C | 19.6°C | 37.2°C | 15.7°C | 35 mm | 43% | 2.7 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2022 | 37.3°C | 28.9°C | 20.6°C | 39.4°C | 17.5°C | 11 mm | 20% | 2.9 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2021 | 36.2°C | 28.5°C | 20.9°C | 39.4°C | 17.3°C | 4 mm | 25% | 2.8 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2020 | 35.3°C | 28.0°C | 20.6°C | 38.6°C | 17.1°C | 32 mm | 34% | 2.6 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2019 | 34.4°C | 27.6°C | 20.9°C | 37.6°C | 18.1°C | 12 mm | 31% | 2.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2018 | 36.6°C | 28.5°C | 20.5°C | 38.2°C | 17.3°C | 3 mm | 23% | 2.8 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2017 | 35.5°C | 28.6°C | 21.7°C | 39.8°C | 18.3°C | 4 mm | 33% | 2.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2016 | 36.2°C | 28.9°C | 21.6°C | 39.3°C | 17.2°C | 3 mm | 27% | 2.5 m/s | 7 |
| 2015 | 36.6°C | 28.9°C | 21.3°C | 39.8°C | 17.6°C | 9 mm | 27% | 2.9 m/s | 7 |
| 2014 | 35.9°C | 28.3°C | 20.6°C | 39.4°C | 15.7°C | 7 mm | 28% | 2.7 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2013 | 34.7°C | 27.1°C | 19.6°C | 39.1°C | 14.9°C | 16 mm | 33% | 2.6 m/s | 7 |
| 2012 🔥 | 37.2°C | 29.3°C | 21.5°C | 39.5°C | 19.5°C | 2 mm | 24% | 2.7 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2011 | 36.2°C | 28.6°C | 21.0°C | 37.8°C | 16.5°C | 1 mm | 26% | 2.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2010 | 36.6°C | 28.7°C | 20.8°C | 39.6°C | 16.8°C | 1 mm | 24% | 2.9 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2009 | 37.5°C | 29.2°C | 20.9°C | 39.4°C | 18.7°C | 3 mm | 22% | 2.7 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2008 | 36.6°C | 28.6°C | 20.5°C | 39.1°C | 16.1°C | 2 mm | 25% | 2.8 m/s | 7 |
| 2007 | 36.8°C | 29.2°C | 21.5°C | 38.4°C | 19.4°C | 0 mm | 21% | 2.7 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2006 | 36.0°C | 28.6°C | 21.1°C | 39.3°C | 18.9°C | 6 mm | 26% | 2.7 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2005 | 34.4°C | 26.7°C | 19.0°C | 38.6°C | 13.1°C | 0 mm | 28% | 2.8 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2004 | 37.2°C | 28.4°C | 19.6°C | 40.0°C | 14.7°C | 0 mm | 16% | 2.7 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2003 | 36.5°C | 28.9°C | 21.3°C | 38.5°C | 16.8°C | 3 mm | 25% | 2.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2002 | 37.7°C | 28.8°C | 20.0°C | 39.7°C | 15.7°C | 0 mm | 18% | 2.9 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2001 | 36.9°C | 28.4°C | 20.0°C | 38.7°C | 15.6°C | 0 mm | 22% | 3.1 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2000 | 36.6°C | 28.7°C | 20.8°C | 39.8°C | 17.6°C | 0 mm | 25% | 2.4 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1999 | 37.4°C | 29.2°C | 21.1°C | 39.6°C | 18.9°C | 0 mm | 18% | 3.1 m/s | 7.7 |
| 1998 | 34.9°C | 27.4°C | 20.0°C | 39.4°C | 16.9°C | 38 mm | 36% | 2.3 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1997 | 33.6°C | 26.8°C | 20.0°C | 36.7°C | 17.8°C | 34 mm | 36% | 2.7 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1996 | 35.0°C | 27.9°C | 20.9°C | 38.9°C | 17.4°C | 4 mm | 27% | 2.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1995 | 35.2°C | 27.8°C | 20.4°C | 37.6°C | 16.6°C | 2 mm | 31% | 2.6 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1994 | 35.6°C | 28.4°C | 21.2°C | 39.6°C | 18.8°C | 0 mm | 31% | 2.5 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1993 | 34.7°C | 27.3°C | 19.8°C | 38.0°C | 15.8°C | 1 mm | 32% | 3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1992 | 35.6°C | 27.7°C | 19.8°C | 38.1°C | 16.4°C | 4 mm | 31% | 3 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1991 | 36.7°C | 28.8°C | 21.0°C | 39.6°C | 17.5°C | 13 mm | 26% | 2.6 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1990 | 36.6°C | 28.5°C | 20.3°C | 39.4°C | 16.5°C | 1 mm | 21% | 2.4 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1989 | 35.6°C | 27.5°C | 19.4°C | 38.9°C | 16.3°C | 2 mm | 22% | 2.5 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1988 | 36.8°C | 28.8°C | 20.9°C | 39.3°C | 18.3°C | 0 mm | 21% | 2.7 m/s | 7 |
| 1987 🌧️ | 33.0°C | 26.1°C | 19.2°C | 37.4°C | 16.4°C | 62 mm | 39% | 2.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1986 | 35.6°C | 27.5°C | 19.4°C | 38.5°C | 15.1°C | 1 mm | 31% | 3.4 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1985 ❄️ | 32.1°C | 25.7°C | 19.3°C | 36.8°C | 15.2°C | 38 mm | 40% | 2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1984 | 35.0°C | 27.7°C | 20.4°C | 38.1°C | 16.7°C | 0 mm | 28% | 3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1983 | 33.9°C | 27.1°C | 20.3°C | 37.8°C | 18.4°C | 1 mm | 36% | 2.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 35.1°C | 27.6°C | 20.0°C | 37.7°C | 17.5°C | 1 mm | 29% | 3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 35.3°C | 27.9°C | 20.6°C | 38.4°C | 17.2°C | 22 mm | 30% | 2.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 35.8°C with lows near 20.5°C (mean 28.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 9 mm of rainfall in Al ‘Aqīq, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 62 mm in 1987.
The hottest May reached 40.8°C in 2025. The coldest dipped to 13.1°C in 2005.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 1.1°C. Daytime highs moved from 34.3°C to 36.1°C and overnight lows from 20.1°C to 20.5°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Al ‘Aqīq and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 35.8°C daytime highs and 20.5°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 8th coolest month in Al ‘Aqīq, averaging 28.2°C.
For May in Al ‘Aqīq, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 35.8°C and lows of 20.5°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 28% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in May is 2.7 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3.4 m/s (1986).
The wettest May on record was 1987 with 62 mm. On average, May sees 9 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Al ‘Aqīq behaves each May, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for May specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
