May is one of the warmer months of the year in Sharjah, with average highs near 36.5°C and lows around 26.6°C (mean 31.6°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 2 mm of rainfall and 51% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Sharjah. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Sharjah was 2025 — when the month averaged 33.2°C — while the coldest was 1991 at 28.5°C. Typical May days reach 36.5°C with nights near 26.6°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
May is about average for rainfall in Sharjah, averaging 2 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2024 with 22 mm, while the driest were 2012, 2014 and 2025, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Sharjah during May averages 51%. The most humid May was 1991 at 59%, and the least humid was 1986 at 43%.
May receives about 7.2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Sharjah. The sunniest May was 1999 at 7.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1984 and 1992 at 6.6.
Average wind speed in Sharjah during May is 3.2 m/s. The windiest May was 1991 at 4.5 m/s, while the calmest were 1996 and 2007 at 2.5 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 31.0°C | 31.1°C | 32.1°C | 31.7°C | 32.1°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg High | 36.1°C | 36.0°C | 37.1°C | 36.6°C | 37.0°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Low | 26.0°C | 26.1°C | 27.0°C | 26.9°C | 27.2°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 3 mm | 1 mm | 0 mm | 2 mm | 5 mm | +2 mm |
May temperatures in Sharjah have risen by about 1.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 20.6°C (1991) to a record high of 44.3°C (2006).
Rainfall in May is about average for rainfall, averaging 2 mm, with a wettest year of 22 mm.
A good time to visit Sharjah
May is a good time to visit Sharjah, with days averaging 36.5°C and nights around 26.6°C (mean 31.6°C, warmer than Sharjah's yearly average) and low rainfall. December and February 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 🔥 | 38.3°C | 33.2°C | 28.2°C | 42.7°C | 24.1°C | 0 mm | 51% | 3.2 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2024 🌧️ | 36.3°C | 31.6°C | 26.9°C | 41.7°C | 23.0°C | 22 mm | 55% | 2.9 m/s | 7 |
| 2023 | 36.3°C | 31.7°C | 27.0°C | 39.3°C | 22.9°C | 1 mm | 52% | 3.4 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2022 | 36.6°C | 31.2°C | 25.8°C | 42.7°C | 22.3°C | 0 mm | 57% | 4.1 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 38.0°C | 32.9°C | 27.9°C | 43.0°C | 24.5°C | 3 mm | 49% | 2.7 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2020 | 36.7°C | 31.9°C | 27.2°C | 39.5°C | 23.6°C | 2 mm | 51% | 3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2019 | 35.9°C | 31.1°C | 26.4°C | 39.9°C | 21.9°C | 1 mm | 53% | 3.1 m/s | 7 |
| 2018 | 36.8°C | 32.1°C | 27.3°C | 41.1°C | 24.9°C | 0 mm | 49% | 3.4 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 36.9°C | 31.9°C | 27.0°C | 41.0°C | 24.3°C | 16 mm | 54% | 3.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2016 | 36.6°C | 31.7°C | 26.8°C | 40.6°C | 22.7°C | 0 mm | 53% | 3.4 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2015 | 37.4°C | 32.5°C | 27.6°C | 41.1°C | 22.1°C | 1 mm | 45% | 3.1 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2014 | 36.3°C | 31.6°C | 26.8°C | 42.3°C | 22.9°C | 0 mm | 53% | 3.6 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2013 | 34.7°C | 29.9°C | 25.2°C | 40.7°C | 23.3°C | 4 mm | 55% | 3.7 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2012 | 37.7°C | 32.7°C | 27.8°C | 40.7°C | 25.9°C | 0 mm | 45% | 3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2011 | 37.0°C | 32.1°C | 27.2°C | 40.8°C | 23.1°C | 0 mm | 51% | 3.3 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2010 | 36.5°C | 31.8°C | 27.1°C | 40.6°C | 23.2°C | 0 mm | 49% | 3.4 m/s | 7 |
| 2009 | 37.5°C | 32.3°C | 27.1°C | 40.6°C | 22.6°C | 2 mm | 49% | 3.2 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2008 | 36.7°C | 32.0°C | 27.3°C | 38.7°C | 23.7°C | 0 mm | 50% | 3.4 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2007 | 37.9°C | 32.9°C | 27.9°C | 40.2°C | 24.7°C | 0 mm | 47% | 2.5 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2006 | 37.3°C | 32.1°C | 27.0°C | 44.3°C | 23.9°C | 0 mm | 53% | 3.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2005 | 36.0°C | 31.4°C | 26.7°C | 40.4°C | 22.3°C | 0 mm | 45% | 3 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2004 | 37.0°C | 31.8°C | 26.6°C | 42.0°C | 23.5°C | 0 mm | 48% | 3.3 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2003 | 36.4°C | 31.4°C | 26.3°C | 41.4°C | 21.8°C | 0 mm | 51% | 3.3 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2002 | 37.9°C | 32.6°C | 27.2°C | 42.8°C | 23.9°C | 0 mm | 50% | 3.2 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2001 | 37.8°C | 32.5°C | 27.2°C | 40.9°C | 24.5°C | 0 mm | 50% | 3.1 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2000 | 37.0°C | 31.7°C | 26.4°C | 40.4°C | 24.3°C | 0 mm | 57% | 3.4 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1999 | 37.7°C | 32.2°C | 26.6°C | 42.2°C | 23.5°C | 4 mm | 48% | 3 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1998 | 37.4°C | 32.3°C | 27.3°C | 44.0°C | 22.9°C | 0 mm | 48% | 3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1997 | 34.9°C | 30.0°C | 25.2°C | 38.0°C | 20.9°C | 0 mm | 52% | 2.9 m/s | 7 |
| 1996 | 36.6°C | 31.9°C | 27.2°C | 42.6°C | 22.8°C | 1 mm | 46% | 2.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1995 | 35.8°C | 30.8°C | 25.9°C | 40.3°C | 21.5°C | 0 mm | 50% | 3.1 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1994 | 35.8°C | 31.2°C | 26.5°C | 41.3°C | 23.7°C | 0 mm | 53% | 3.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1993 | 35.8°C | 30.9°C | 25.9°C | 43.1°C | 21.8°C | 0 mm | 53% | 3.3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1992 | 35.9°C | 31.1°C | 26.4°C | 39.5°C | 22.8°C | 0 mm | 45% | 3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1991 ❄️ | 33.3°C | 28.5°C | 23.6°C | 41.2°C | 20.6°C | 0 mm | 59% | 4.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1990 | 37.1°C | 31.9°C | 26.6°C | 40.5°C | 24.0°C | 0 mm | 52% | 3.1 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1989 | 36.0°C | 30.6°C | 25.2°C | 42.5°C | 21.5°C | 5 mm | 50% | 2.9 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1988 | 36.6°C | 31.1°C | 25.5°C | 40.1°C | 22.6°C | 0 mm | 57% | 3.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1987 | 36.9°C | 32.0°C | 27.0°C | 39.0°C | 24.0°C | 0 mm | 49% | 3 m/s | 7 |
| 1986 | 37.7°C | 32.6°C | 27.5°C | 42.8°C | 22.9°C | 4 mm | 43% | 2.9 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1985 | 35.8°C | 30.9°C | 26.1°C | 42.2°C | 22.2°C | 0 mm | 53% | 3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1984 | 34.9°C | 30.1°C | 25.4°C | 40.5°C | 22.2°C | 0 mm | 51% | 3.6 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1983 | 34.7°C | 30.0°C | 25.3°C | 38.5°C | 21.5°C | 0 mm | 57% | 3.5 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 35.7°C | 30.7°C | 25.7°C | 39.7°C | 21.1°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 36.2°C | 31.0°C | 25.9°C | 41.3°C | 22.5°C | 16 mm | 50% | 2.9 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 36.5°C with lows near 26.6°C (mean 31.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 2 mm of rainfall in Sharjah, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 22 mm in 2024.
The hottest May reached 44.3°C in 2006. The coldest dipped to 20.6°C in 1991.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 1.6°C. Daytime highs moved from 35.5°C to 37.1°C and overnight lows from 25.7°C to 27.2°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Sharjah and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 36.5°C daytime highs and 26.6°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 8th coolest month in Sharjah, averaging 31.6°C.
For May in Sharjah, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 36.5°C and lows of 26.6°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 51% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in May is 3.2 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 4.5 m/s (1991).
The wettest May on record was 2024 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 Sharjah 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.
