May is one of the warmer months of the year in Abqaiq, with average highs near 41.2°C and lows around 25.3°C (mean 33.3°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 1 mm of rainfall and 22% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Abqaiq. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Abqaiq was 2021 — when the month averaged 34.9°C — while the coldest was 1991 at 31°C. Typical May days reach 41.2°C with nights near 25.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
May is about average for rainfall in Abqaiq, averaging 1 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2024 with 22 mm, while the driest were 2021, 2023 and 2025, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Abqaiq during May averages 22%. The most humid May was 2024 at 30%, and the least humid was 2025 at 15%.
May receives about 7.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Abqaiq. The sunniest May was 2021 at 7.9 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1991 at 6.6.
Average wind speed in Abqaiq during May is 3.2 m/s. The windiest May was 2022 at 3.9 m/s, while the calmest were 1996, 1998 and 2019, among others at 2.6 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 32.7°C | 32.7°C | 33.7°C | 33.6°C | 33.6°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg High | 40.6°C | 40.7°C | 41.8°C | 41.4°C | 41.5°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Low | 24.8°C | 24.7°C | 25.6°C | 25.8°C | 25.6°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 2 mm | 1 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 4 mm | +2 mm |
May temperatures in Abqaiq have risen by about 1.3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 17.1°C (2005) to a record high of 48.7°C (2009).
Rainfall in May is about average for rainfall, averaging 1 mm, with a wettest year of 22 mm.
A good time to visit Abqaiq
May is a good time to visit Abqaiq, with days averaging 41.2°C and nights around 25.3°C (mean 33.3°C, warmer than Abqaiq'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 | 43.0°C | 34.8°C | 26.7°C | 47.8°C | 22.7°C | 0 mm | 15% | 3.5 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2024 🌧️ | 40.6°C | 32.9°C | 25.2°C | 47.2°C | 19.3°C | 22 mm | 30% | 3.6 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2023 | 40.6°C | 33.1°C | 25.5°C | 45.7°C | 20.0°C | 0 mm | 24% | 3.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 40.6°C | 32.5°C | 24.5°C | 46.7°C | 20.4°C | 0 mm | 18% | 3.9 m/s | 7 |
| 2021 🔥 | 43.0°C | 34.9°C | 26.8°C | 46.8°C | 22.3°C | 0 mm | 18% | 2.7 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2020 | 41.0°C | 33.1°C | 25.1°C | 46.4°C | 22.2°C | 1 mm | 21% | 3.2 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2019 | 41.4°C | 33.8°C | 26.3°C | 46.8°C | 22.4°C | 0 mm | 22% | 2.6 m/s | 7 |
| 2018 | 40.7°C | 33.0°C | 25.4°C | 45.4°C | 22.4°C | 1 mm | 22% | 2.9 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2017 | 42.4°C | 34.7°C | 27.0°C | 46.5°C | 23.8°C | 0 mm | 20% | 3.7 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2016 | 41.3°C | 33.3°C | 25.2°C | 46.6°C | 20.2°C | 0 mm | 23% | 3.6 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2015 | 42.3°C | 34.3°C | 26.4°C | 46.2°C | 22.5°C | 0 mm | 20% | 3.4 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2014 | 41.4°C | 33.4°C | 25.4°C | 47.0°C | 20.9°C | 0 mm | 22% | 2.9 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2013 | 39.3°C | 31.5°C | 23.8°C | 43.7°C | 19.7°C | 0 mm | 29% | 3.2 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2012 | 42.7°C | 34.7°C | 26.8°C | 45.8°C | 22.8°C | 0 mm | 20% | 3.5 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2011 | 41.9°C | 34.1°C | 26.3°C | 46.3°C | 19.8°C | 0 mm | 21% | 3.3 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2010 | 41.0°C | 33.4°C | 25.8°C | 46.4°C | 22.4°C | 1 mm | 23% | 3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2009 | 42.4°C | 34.2°C | 26.1°C | 48.7°C | 20.3°C | 0 mm | 20% | 3.3 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2008 | 41.9°C | 33.8°C | 25.8°C | 45.5°C | 21.5°C | 0 mm | 19% | 3.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2007 | 41.8°C | 33.9°C | 25.9°C | 46.0°C | 22.3°C | 0 mm | 22% | 2.9 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2006 | 42.0°C | 34.4°C | 26.8°C | 45.4°C | 23.6°C | 0 mm | 19% | 3.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2005 | 40.8°C | 32.9°C | 24.9°C | 45.9°C | 17.1°C | 0 mm | 19% | 2.9 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2004 | 41.1°C | 32.7°C | 24.3°C | 47.8°C | 20.4°C | 0 mm | 19% | 3.6 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2003 | 41.4°C | 33.4°C | 25.4°C | 45.5°C | 20.0°C | 0 mm | 18% | 3.1 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2002 | 42.5°C | 33.9°C | 25.4°C | 47.1°C | 20.8°C | 0 mm | 21% | 3.1 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2001 | 42.1°C | 33.7°C | 25.2°C | 46.4°C | 20.7°C | 0 mm | 19% | 3.8 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2000 | 41.8°C | 33.8°C | 25.8°C | 45.4°C | 22.7°C | 0 mm | 17% | 3.2 m/s | 7.8 |
| 1999 | 42.3°C | 33.8°C | 25.3°C | 47.1°C | 21.9°C | 0 mm | 16% | 3.1 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1998 | 41.7°C | 33.4°C | 25.0°C | 46.8°C | 20.9°C | 0 mm | 24% | 2.6 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1997 | 40.3°C | 32.8°C | 25.2°C | 45.2°C | 19.5°C | 0 mm | 21% | 2.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1996 | 41.7°C | 33.7°C | 25.8°C | 45.0°C | 21.4°C | 0 mm | 23% | 2.6 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1995 | 40.5°C | 32.3°C | 24.1°C | 44.6°C | 19.9°C | 0 mm | 21% | 2.8 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1994 | 40.4°C | 33.1°C | 25.7°C | 47.1°C | 21.2°C | 3 mm | 22% | 3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1993 | 39.4°C | 31.7°C | 24.0°C | 43.7°C | 19.0°C | 3 mm | 29% | 3.5 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1992 | 39.6°C | 31.7°C | 23.7°C | 45.5°C | 20.2°C | 0 mm | 29% | 3.4 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1991 ❄️ | 39.1°C | 31.0°C | 22.9°C | 45.6°C | 19.0°C | 0 mm | 18% | 3.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1990 | 41.9°C | 33.5°C | 25.1°C | 46.6°C | 20.5°C | 0 mm | 17% | 3.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1989 | 40.9°C | 32.8°C | 24.7°C | 44.9°C | 20.8°C | 0 mm | 21% | 3.8 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1988 | 41.1°C | 32.8°C | 24.4°C | 45.5°C | 22.4°C | 0 mm | 19% | 3.7 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1987 | 41.9°C | 34.0°C | 26.1°C | 44.2°C | 22.7°C | 0 mm | 22% | 2.6 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1986 | 41.3°C | 33.1°C | 24.9°C | 48.2°C | 19.3°C | 6 mm | 26% | 3.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1985 | 40.3°C | 32.7°C | 25.2°C | 44.4°C | 20.4°C | 0 mm | 25% | 2.9 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1984 | 39.2°C | 31.4°C | 23.6°C | 44.7°C | 18.0°C | 0 mm | 24% | 2.8 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1983 | 40.4°C | 33.0°C | 25.6°C | 44.5°C | 19.9°C | 6 mm | 27% | 2.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 40.5°C | 32.7°C | 24.9°C | 44.1°C | 21.6°C | 0 mm | 26% | 2.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 39.6°C | 31.6°C | 23.6°C | 45.6°C | 18.3°C | 10 mm | 25% | 3.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 41.2°C with lows near 25.3°C (mean 33.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 1 mm of rainfall in Abqaiq, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 22 mm in 2024.
The hottest May reached 48.7°C in 2009. The coldest dipped to 17.1°C in 2005.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 1.3°C. Daytime highs moved from 40°C to 41.6°C and overnight lows from 24.6°C to 25.7°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Abqaiq and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 41.2°C daytime highs and 25.3°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 8th coolest month in Abqaiq, averaging 33.3°C.
For May in Abqaiq, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 41.2°C and lows of 25.3°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 22% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in May is 3.2 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3.9 m/s (2022).
The wettest May on record was 2024 with 22 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 Abqaiq 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.
