May is one of the warmer months of the year in Al Qurayyāt, with average highs near 32.6°C and lows around 15.1°C (mean 23.9°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 2 mm of rainfall and 32% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Al Qurayyāt. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Al Qurayyāt was 2021 — when the month averaged 26.8°C — while the coldest was 1986 at 20.6°C. Typical May days reach 32.6°C with nights near 15.1°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.5°C per decade.
May is about average for rainfall in Al Qurayyāt, averaging 2 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2023 with 22 mm, while the driest were 2021, 2022 and 2024, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Al Qurayyāt during May averages 32%. The most humid May was 1982 at 47%, and the least humid was 2019 at 24%.
May receives about 7.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Al Qurayyāt. The sunniest Mays were 2008, 2017 and 2021 at 8.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1985 at 6.4.
Average wind speed in Al Qurayyāt during May is 3.2 m/s. The windiest Mays were 2003, 2004 and 2020, among others at 3.6 m/s, while the calmest were 1995 and 2006 at 2.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 23.0°C | 23.7°C | 23.7°C | 24.5°C | 24.6°C | +1.6°C |
| Avg High | 31.7°C | 32.3°C | 32.7°C | 33.0°C | 33.4°C | +1.7°C |
| Avg Low | 14.2°C | 15.1°C | 14.8°C | 15.9°C | 15.9°C | +1.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 2 mm | 1 mm | 1 mm | 1 mm | 4 mm | +2 mm |
May temperatures in Al Qurayyāt have risen by about 2°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 5.9°C (1990) to a record high of 42.4°C (2016).
Rainfall in May is about average for rainfall, averaging 2 mm, with a wettest year of 22 mm.
One of the best times to visit Al Qurayyāt
May is one of the best times to visit Al Qurayyāt. Expect days averaging 32.6°C and nights around 15.1°C (mean 23.9°C) — warmer than Al Qurayyāt's yearly average — with low rainfall (2 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.8°C | 25.0°C | 16.1°C | 41.7°C | 9.9°C | 0 mm | 29% | 3.4 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2024 | 32.5°C | 23.9°C | 15.2°C | 38.3°C | 9.1°C | 0 mm | 36% | 3.5 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2023 🌧️ | 32.0°C | 23.8°C | 15.7°C | 38.2°C | 7.7°C | 22 mm | 33% | 3.3 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2022 | 32.7°C | 23.9°C | 15.1°C | 39.9°C | 9.2°C | 0 mm | 29% | 3.3 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2021 🔥 | 35.9°C | 26.8°C | 17.6°C | 41.4°C | 13.4°C | 0 mm | 25% | 3.2 m/s | 8.1 |
| 2020 | 33.2°C | 24.4°C | 15.5°C | 39.8°C | 9.4°C | 2 mm | 33% | 3.6 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2019 | 35.5°C | 26.2°C | 16.8°C | 42.1°C | 7.8°C | 0 mm | 24% | 3 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2018 | 33.3°C | 25.3°C | 17.4°C | 39.1°C | 11.8°C | 4 mm | 35% | 3.5 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2017 | 33.5°C | 24.5°C | 15.5°C | 38.6°C | 11.9°C | 0 mm | 28% | 3.2 m/s | 8.1 |
| 2016 | 32.2°C | 23.8°C | 15.5°C | 42.4°C | 11.7°C | 0 mm | 33% | 3.2 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2015 | 33.2°C | 24.4°C | 15.7°C | 38.6°C | 9.3°C | 0 mm | 30% | 3.2 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2014 | 32.2°C | 23.9°C | 15.5°C | 38.8°C | 11.3°C | 6 mm | 33% | 3.3 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2013 | 32.8°C | 24.8°C | 16.7°C | 39.9°C | 11.1°C | 2 mm | 32% | 3.2 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2012 | 33.0°C | 24.5°C | 16.0°C | 39.2°C | 12.6°C | 0 mm | 31% | 3.5 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2011 | 31.4°C | 23.0°C | 14.5°C | 37.7°C | 8.9°C | 1 mm | 35% | 3.2 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2010 | 33.3°C | 24.5°C | 15.6°C | 39.7°C | 9.7°C | 0 mm | 31% | 3 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2009 | 31.7°C | 23.2°C | 14.8°C | 38.8°C | 8.3°C | 3 mm | 33% | 3.1 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2008 | 32.1°C | 23.1°C | 14.0°C | 38.9°C | 8.7°C | 0 mm | 29% | 3.2 m/s | 8.1 |
| 2007 | 34.4°C | 25.8°C | 17.2°C | 38.7°C | 9.3°C | 2 mm | 32% | 3.1 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2006 | 33.5°C | 24.3°C | 15.2°C | 40.6°C | 10.1°C | 1 mm | 29% | 2.8 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2005 | 31.7°C | 22.7°C | 13.7°C | 38.7°C | 6.8°C | 1 mm | 34% | 3.4 m/s | 8 |
| 2004 | 32.3°C | 23.2°C | 14.2°C | 42.0°C | 8.3°C | 0 mm | 33% | 3.6 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2003 | 34.5°C | 25.8°C | 17.2°C | 39.1°C | 11.4°C | 0 mm | 25% | 3.6 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2002 | 31.6°C | 22.6°C | 13.6°C | 38.8°C | 9.3°C | 0 mm | 35% | 3.3 m/s | 8 |
| 2001 | 32.3°C | 23.4°C | 14.6°C | 40.1°C | 9.8°C | 3 mm | 31% | 3.3 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2000 | 32.7°C | 23.2°C | 13.8°C | 37.6°C | 9.0°C | 0 mm | 29% | 3 m/s | 7.9 |
| 1999 | 34.3°C | 25.2°C | 16.2°C | 38.9°C | 10.5°C | 1 mm | 26% | 3.1 m/s | 8 |
| 1998 | 32.5°C | 24.2°C | 16.0°C | 39.1°C | 9.4°C | 0 mm | 34% | 3.4 m/s | 7.9 |
| 1997 | 33.4°C | 24.6°C | 15.8°C | 38.0°C | 8.4°C | 0 mm | 28% | 2.9 m/s | 7.9 |
| 1996 | 34.7°C | 25.6°C | 16.6°C | 39.7°C | 11.4°C | 0 mm | 29% | 3.1 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1995 | 32.9°C | 24.1°C | 15.2°C | 40.4°C | 7.0°C | 6 mm | 30% | 2.8 m/s | 7 |
| 1994 | 33.1°C | 24.3°C | 15.4°C | 39.2°C | 8.2°C | 0 mm | 29% | 2.9 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1993 | 29.8°C | 22.2°C | 14.6°C | 34.1°C | 8.6°C | 3 mm | 34% | 3.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1992 | 30.5°C | 22.3°C | 14.0°C | 39.8°C | 7.5°C | 1 mm | 35% | 3.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1991 | 30.0°C | 22.0°C | 13.9°C | 38.0°C | 8.1°C | 1 mm | 34% | 3.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1990 | 31.6°C | 22.5°C | 13.3°C | 40.1°C | 5.9°C | 0 mm | 31% | 3.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1989 | 32.9°C | 24.1°C | 15.2°C | 39.4°C | 8.8°C | 0 mm | 27% | 2.9 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1988 | 33.5°C | 24.3°C | 15.0°C | 40.2°C | 9.1°C | 0 mm | 28% | 3.3 m/s | 7 |
| 1987 | 33.7°C | 24.3°C | 14.9°C | 39.4°C | 7.6°C | 0 mm | 28% | 3.3 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1986 ❄️ | 29.1°C | 20.6°C | 12.1°C | 34.9°C | 8.4°C | 4 mm | 36% | 3.6 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1985 | 33.2°C | 24.6°C | 16.0°C | 38.4°C | 8.0°C | 2 mm | 32% | 3.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1984 | 32.9°C | 23.8°C | 14.8°C | 40.0°C | 9.2°C | 0 mm | 28% | 3.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1983 | 30.8°C | 22.3°C | 13.8°C | 35.2°C | 8.8°C | 2 mm | 43% | 3.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 29.4°C | 21.4°C | 13.3°C | 35.2°C | 7.5°C | 10 mm | 47% | 3.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 30.1°C | 21.5°C | 12.9°C | 38.0°C | 6.9°C | 2 mm | 36% | 3.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 32.6°C with lows near 15.1°C (mean 23.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 2 mm of rainfall in Al Qurayyāt, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 22 mm in 2023.
The hottest May reached 42.4°C in 2016. The coldest dipped to 5.9°C in 1990.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 2°C. Daytime highs moved from 31.3°C to 33.4°C and overnight lows from 14.2°C to 15.9°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Al Qurayyāt and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 32.6°C daytime highs and 15.1°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 8th coolest month in Al Qurayyāt, averaging 23.9°C.
For May in Al Qurayyāt, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 32.6°C and lows of 15.1°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 32% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in May is 3.2 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3.6 m/s (1986).
The wettest May on record was 2023 with 22 mm. On average, May sees 2 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 Qurayyāt 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.
