May is one of the warmer months of the year in Al ‘Aydābī, with average highs near 37.7°C and lows around 25.8°C (mean 31.8°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 6 mm of rainfall and 37% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Al ‘Aydābī. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Al ‘Aydābī was 2022 — when the month averaged 33.4°C — while the coldest was 1987 at 29.2°C. Typical May days reach 37.7°C with nights near 25.8°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
May is about average for rainfall in Al ‘Aydābī, averaging 6 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 1987 with 54 mm, while the driest were 2017, 2018 and 2022, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Al ‘Aydābī during May averages 37%. The most humid May was 1987 at 51%, and the least humid was 2022 at 26%.
May receives about 6.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Al ‘Aydābī. The sunniest May was 2002 at 7.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1987 and 1988 at 6.1.
Average wind speed in Al ‘Aydābī during May is 2.3 m/s. The windiest Mays were 1986, 1988 and 2022 at 2.5 m/s, while the calmest was 1983 at 1.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 30.8°C | 31.5°C | 32.2°C | 32.1°C | 32.3°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg High | 36.6°C | 37.5°C | 38.4°C | 37.9°C | 38.4°C | +1.8°C |
| Avg Low | 24.9°C | 25.5°C | 26.0°C | 26.2°C | 26.3°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 13 mm | 4 mm | 1 mm | 3 mm | 10 mm | -3 mm |
May temperatures in Al ‘Aydābī have risen by about 1.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 21°C (1987) to a record high of 44.4°C (2024).
Rainfall in May is about average for rainfall, averaging 6 mm, with a wettest year of 54 mm.
A good time to visit Al ‘Aydābī
May is a good time to visit Al ‘Aydābī, with days averaging 37.7°C and nights around 25.8°C (mean 31.8°C, warmer than Al ‘Aydābī's yearly average) and low rainfall. January and December 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 | 39.1°C | 32.7°C | 26.3°C | 43.3°C | 23.9°C | 2 mm | 35% | 2.3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2024 | 38.5°C | 32.5°C | 26.6°C | 44.4°C | 23.0°C | 3 mm | 41% | 2.3 m/s | 7 |
| 2023 | 35.9°C | 31.0°C | 26.1°C | 39.6°C | 24.1°C | 38 mm | 48% | 2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2022 🔥 | 40.6°C | 33.4°C | 26.1°C | 43.5°C | 23.6°C | 0 mm | 26% | 2.5 m/s | 7 |
| 2021 | 37.9°C | 31.9°C | 25.9°C | 43.0°C | 21.8°C | 6 mm | 36% | 2.3 m/s | 7 |
| 2020 | 38.2°C | 32.4°C | 26.5°C | 42.0°C | 24.8°C | 11 mm | 40% | 2.2 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2019 | 37.8°C | 32.2°C | 26.7°C | 41.7°C | 24.5°C | 4 mm | 34% | 2.4 m/s | 7 |
| 2018 | 38.1°C | 32.1°C | 26.0°C | 42.2°C | 24.1°C | 0 mm | 35% | 2.3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2017 | 37.9°C | 32.1°C | 26.3°C | 43.7°C | 22.5°C | 0 mm | 41% | 2.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2016 | 38.6°C | 32.5°C | 26.4°C | 42.2°C | 24.2°C | 0 mm | 38% | 2.1 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2015 | 37.9°C | 32.2°C | 26.4°C | 44.1°C | 23.0°C | 0 mm | 39% | 2.2 m/s | 7 |
| 2014 | 37.0°C | 31.5°C | 26.0°C | 40.8°C | 24.8°C | 1 mm | 42% | 2.4 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2013 | 38.4°C | 32.2°C | 26.0°C | 42.4°C | 22.8°C | 7 mm | 32% | 2.4 m/s | 7 |
| 2012 | 38.3°C | 32.1°C | 26.0°C | 43.5°C | 24.9°C | 0 mm | 34% | 2.3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2011 | 37.0°C | 31.3°C | 25.6°C | 41.0°C | 23.9°C | 12 mm | 40% | 2.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2010 | 38.2°C | 32.3°C | 26.4°C | 43.0°C | 23.6°C | 9 mm | 38% | 2.3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2009 | 38.8°C | 32.2°C | 25.7°C | 43.8°C | 23.8°C | 1 mm | 34% | 2.3 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2008 | 37.6°C | 31.7°C | 25.9°C | 42.3°C | 23.3°C | 0 mm | 38% | 2.3 m/s | 7 |
| 2007 | 38.5°C | 32.5°C | 26.5°C | 42.3°C | 24.2°C | 0 mm | 33% | 2.3 m/s | 7 |
| 2006 | 38.4°C | 32.4°C | 26.5°C | 43.8°C | 24.2°C | 2 mm | 35% | 2.3 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2005 | 35.9°C | 30.4°C | 24.9°C | 41.4°C | 22.1°C | 1 mm | 45% | 2.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2004 | 40.1°C | 33.0°C | 25.8°C | 43.9°C | 24.6°C | 0 mm | 27% | 2.4 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2003 | 39.3°C | 33.0°C | 26.8°C | 43.3°C | 23.3°C | 1 mm | 30% | 2.4 m/s | 7 |
| 2002 | 38.4°C | 32.0°C | 25.6°C | 42.1°C | 23.5°C | 2 mm | 33% | 2.4 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2001 | 38.5°C | 32.5°C | 26.4°C | 43.2°C | 24.5°C | 0 mm | 37% | 2.4 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2000 | 38.5°C | 32.4°C | 26.2°C | 42.7°C | 24.1°C | 1 mm | 36% | 2.3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1999 | 39.5°C | 32.8°C | 26.1°C | 42.5°C | 24.0°C | 0 mm | 31% | 2.4 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1998 | 37.7°C | 32.1°C | 26.4°C | 41.5°C | 24.0°C | 5 mm | 38% | 2.4 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1997 | 35.2°C | 30.2°C | 25.2°C | 37.3°C | 21.3°C | 26 mm | 46% | 2.1 m/s | 7 |
| 1996 | 36.1°C | 30.5°C | 25.0°C | 42.5°C | 22.9°C | 0 mm | 44% | 2.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1995 | 37.1°C | 31.3°C | 25.5°C | 41.4°C | 23.4°C | 0 mm | 39% | 2.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1994 | 37.0°C | 31.2°C | 25.3°C | 42.3°C | 24.1°C | 0 mm | 40% | 2.4 m/s | 7 |
| 1993 | 36.4°C | 30.7°C | 25.0°C | 41.1°C | 22.2°C | 3 mm | 44% | 2.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1992 | 37.3°C | 31.3°C | 25.3°C | 42.6°C | 23.5°C | 0 mm | 40% | 2.4 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1991 | 39.0°C | 32.4°C | 25.9°C | 42.7°C | 23.6°C | 4 mm | 33% | 2.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1990 | 39.8°C | 32.7°C | 25.7°C | 43.4°C | 23.9°C | 1 mm | 28% | 2.4 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1989 | 39.1°C | 32.0°C | 24.8°C | 43.7°C | 21.2°C | 1 mm | 27% | 2.4 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1988 | 39.5°C | 32.5°C | 25.4°C | 43.5°C | 22.9°C | 0 mm | 27% | 2.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1987 ❄️ 🌧️ | 34.6°C | 29.2°C | 23.7°C | 38.3°C | 21.0°C | 54 mm | 51% | 2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1986 | 36.5°C | 30.6°C | 24.7°C | 40.1°C | 21.8°C | 4 mm | 43% | 2.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1985 | 36.1°C | 30.5°C | 25.0°C | 41.5°C | 22.2°C | 24 mm | 40% | 2.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1984 | 34.9°C | 30.1°C | 25.3°C | 38.3°C | 23.5°C | 1 mm | 43% | 2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1983 | 34.0°C | 29.4°C | 24.9°C | 38.4°C | 23.1°C | 19 mm | 50% | 1.9 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 36.7°C | 30.8°C | 24.8°C | 40.6°C | 23.0°C | 0 mm | 36% | 2.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 38.2°C | 31.8°C | 25.4°C | 42.2°C | 23.9°C | 16 mm | 38% | 2.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 37.7°C with lows near 25.8°C (mean 31.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 6 mm of rainfall in Al ‘Aydābī, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 54 mm in 1987.
The hottest May reached 44.4°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to 21°C in 1987.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 1.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 36°C to 38.4°C and overnight lows from 25.1°C to 26.2°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Al ‘Aydābī and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 37.7°C daytime highs and 25.8°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 9th coolest month in Al ‘Aydābī, averaging 31.8°C.
For May in Al ‘Aydābī, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 37.7°C and lows of 25.8°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 37% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in May is 2.3 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 2.5 m/s (1986).
The wettest May on record was 1987 with 54 mm. On average, May sees 6 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 ‘Aydābī 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.
