May is one of the warmer months of the year in Ḑulay‘ Rashīd, with average highs near 38.6°C and lows around 22.1°C (mean 30.4°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 1 mm of rainfall and 18% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Ḑulay‘ Rashīd. Across 45 years of records, the warmest Mays in Ḑulay‘ Rashīd were 2017 and 2021 — when the month averaged 31.8°C — while the coldest were 1997 and 2013 at 28.7°C. Typical May days reach 38.6°C with nights near 22.1°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
May is about average for rainfall in Ḑulay‘ Rashīd, averaging 1 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2024 with 9 mm, while the driest were 2020, 2021 and 2022, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Ḑulay‘ Rashīd during May averages 18%. The most humid May was 1983 at 28%, and the least humid was 2002 at 12%.
May receives about 7.2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Ḑulay‘ Rashīd. The sunniest May was 2004 at 8.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1987 at 6.1.
Average wind speed in Ḑulay‘ Rashīd during May is 3.1 m/s. The windiest May was 1983 at 3.8 m/s, while the calmest were 1998, 2019 and 2021, among others at 2.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 30.2°C | 30.0°C | 30.3°C | 30.8°C | 30.5°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg High | 38.4°C | 38.2°C | 38.9°C | 38.9°C | 38.9°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Low | 22.0°C | 21.8°C | 21.8°C | 22.7°C | 22.1°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 2 mm | 1 mm | 1 mm | 0 mm | 2 mm | +0 mm |
May temperatures in Ḑulay‘ Rashīd have risen by about 0.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 12.7°C (1981) to a record high of 44.9°C (2024).
Rainfall in May is about average for rainfall, averaging 1 mm, with a wettest year of 9 mm.
A good time to visit Ḑulay‘ Rashīd
May is a good time to visit Ḑulay‘ Rashīd, with days averaging 38.6°C and nights around 22.1°C (mean 30.4°C, warmer than Ḑulay‘ Rashīd's yearly average) and low rainfall. November and March 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 | 39.8°C | 31.1°C | 22.4°C | 44.5°C | 15.9°C | 4 mm | 16% | 3.2 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2024 🌧️ | 38.4°C | 30.0°C | 21.5°C | 44.9°C | 14.4°C | 9 mm | 23% | 3.2 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 37.8°C | 29.6°C | 21.5°C | 42.9°C | 14.0°C | 2 mm | 24% | 3.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2022 | 38.8°C | 29.7°C | 20.6°C | 43.1°C | 15.1°C | 0 mm | 16% | 3 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 40.0°C | 31.8°C | 23.5°C | 43.6°C | 18.6°C | 0 mm | 13% | 2.7 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2020 | 38.4°C | 30.7°C | 23.0°C | 43.5°C | 17.0°C | 0 mm | 18% | 3.1 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2019 | 39.0°C | 31.1°C | 23.2°C | 42.5°C | 19.3°C | 0 mm | 19% | 2.7 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2018 | 38.6°C | 30.6°C | 22.6°C | 41.7°C | 16.8°C | 0 mm | 18% | 3.4 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2017 🔥 | 39.6°C | 31.8°C | 24.0°C | 42.7°C | 20.0°C | 1 mm | 20% | 3.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2016 | 39.3°C | 30.8°C | 22.3°C | 42.6°C | 18.6°C | 0 mm | 16% | 3.2 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2015 | 39.4°C | 31.5°C | 23.6°C | 43.6°C | 18.9°C | 0 mm | 17% | 3.2 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2014 | 38.1°C | 30.2°C | 22.4°C | 43.8°C | 17.5°C | 0 mm | 18% | 3.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2013 | 37.3°C | 28.7°C | 20.1°C | 42.9°C | 14.0°C | 0 mm | 20% | 3.1 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2012 | 40.1°C | 31.6°C | 23.1°C | 42.7°C | 18.3°C | 0 mm | 13% | 3.2 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2011 | 38.6°C | 30.5°C | 22.4°C | 42.5°C | 13.7°C | 0 mm | 18% | 3.1 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2010 | 39.2°C | 31.1°C | 22.9°C | 43.1°C | 18.9°C | 0 mm | 20% | 3.1 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2009 | 38.9°C | 30.4°C | 22.0°C | 42.5°C | 16.0°C | 1 mm | 23% | 3.5 m/s | 7 |
| 2008 | 39.0°C | 30.6°C | 22.3°C | 43.1°C | 16.9°C | 3 mm | 16% | 3 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2007 | 39.3°C | 31.3°C | 23.3°C | 42.6°C | 18.5°C | 2 mm | 15% | 3.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2006 | 38.6°C | 30.6°C | 22.7°C | 42.9°C | 17.6°C | 0 mm | 21% | 2.9 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2005 | 37.5°C | 28.9°C | 20.3°C | 41.0°C | 13.0°C | 0 mm | 16% | 2.9 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2004 | 39.0°C | 29.8°C | 20.6°C | 42.7°C | 15.4°C | 0 mm | 13% | 2.8 m/s | 8.1 |
| 2003 | 39.3°C | 30.8°C | 22.2°C | 41.9°C | 17.7°C | 2 mm | 16% | 3.1 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2002 | 39.8°C | 30.4°C | 20.9°C | 43.7°C | 13.9°C | 0 mm | 12% | 2.9 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2001 | 38.9°C | 30.0°C | 21.2°C | 43.2°C | 16.7°C | 0 mm | 13% | 3.1 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2000 | 39.1°C | 30.6°C | 22.2°C | 43.1°C | 17.9°C | 7 mm | 16% | 3 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1999 | 39.6°C | 31.2°C | 22.8°C | 43.7°C | 19.9°C | 0 mm | 15% | 3.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1998 | 38.5°C | 30.0°C | 21.5°C | 44.4°C | 15.0°C | 0 mm | 18% | 2.7 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1997 ❄️ | 36.2°C | 28.7°C | 21.3°C | 40.7°C | 17.3°C | 0 mm | 20% | 2.9 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1996 | 39.1°C | 31.2°C | 23.2°C | 42.6°C | 18.4°C | 1 mm | 16% | 2.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1995 | 37.8°C | 30.0°C | 22.2°C | 42.2°C | 16.0°C | 4 mm | 20% | 3.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1994 | 37.9°C | 30.4°C | 22.8°C | 43.2°C | 17.0°C | 0 mm | 22% | 3.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1993 | 37.0°C | 28.9°C | 20.8°C | 42.1°C | 14.1°C | 6 mm | 22% | 3.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1992 | 37.2°C | 28.9°C | 20.7°C | 42.1°C | 16.1°C | 0 mm | 17% | 3.2 m/s | 7 |
| 1991 | 38.6°C | 30.0°C | 21.4°C | 43.5°C | 16.0°C | 0 mm | 15% | 3.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1990 | 39.9°C | 30.7°C | 21.6°C | 43.9°C | 14.6°C | 0 mm | 13% | 2.8 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1989 | 38.8°C | 30.8°C | 22.8°C | 42.8°C | 19.6°C | 0 mm | 16% | 3.1 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1988 | 39.2°C | 30.8°C | 22.3°C | 43.1°C | 20.1°C | 0 mm | 14% | 3.1 m/s | 7 |
| 1987 | 38.7°C | 31.4°C | 24.1°C | 41.6°C | 20.4°C | 0 mm | 24% | 3.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1986 | 37.8°C | 29.1°C | 20.3°C | 43.1°C | 13.2°C | 5 mm | 18% | 3.4 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1985 | 37.9°C | 29.8°C | 21.7°C | 42.3°C | 18.7°C | 1 mm | 22% | 3.2 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1984 | 38.2°C | 29.6°C | 21.0°C | 42.5°C | 15.8°C | 0 mm | 16% | 3.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1983 | 38.0°C | 30.0°C | 22.1°C | 41.9°C | 16.7°C | 6 mm | 28% | 3.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 38.0°C | 30.4°C | 22.8°C | 42.0°C | 16.7°C | 0 mm | 26% | 3.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 38.8°C | 29.6°C | 20.5°C | 43.4°C | 12.7°C | 5 mm | 20% | 3.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 38.6°C with lows near 22.1°C (mean 30.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 1 mm of rainfall in Ḑulay‘ Rashīd, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 9 mm in 2024.
The hottest May reached 44.9°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to 12.7°C in 1981.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 0.5°C. Daytime highs moved from 38.2°C to 39°C and overnight lows from 21.6°C to 21.9°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Ḑulay‘ Rashīd and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 38.6°C daytime highs and 22.1°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 8th coolest month in Ḑulay‘ Rashīd, averaging 30.4°C.
For May in Ḑulay‘ Rashīd, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 38.6°C and lows of 22.1°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 18% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in May is 3.1 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3.8 m/s (1983).
The wettest May on record was 2024 with 9 mm. On average, May sees 1 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 Ḑulay‘ Rashīd 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.
