Hamad Town weather in May

In May, Hamad Town sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hamad Town's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hamad Town's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
28°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
4:56 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
16%
6th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Hamad Town is town in Northern Governorate, Bahrain.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 65.5 µg/m³ · 2012
Founded
1984

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Hamad Town reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Hamad Town

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 20 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
20
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Hamad Town weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 16°142.610.57.6
Feb19° / 17°10211.17.8
Mar21° / 19°102.111.88.3
Apr25° / 23°30.812.68.7
May30° / 28°00.113.37.0
Jun33° / 31°0013.65.1
Jul34° / 32°0013.54.1
Aug35° / 33°0012.93.8
Sep33° / 31°0012.24.7
Oct30° / 28°00.111.46.7
Nov26° / 24°101.510.78.7
Dec21° / 19°142.310.48.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28416
38416
48416
58614
68614
78614
88812
98812
108812
118911
129010
139010
149010
15919
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25946
26946
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28955
29955
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31964

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hamad Town gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
131150351
221049372
32947402
42845423
51843443
61741464
71739485
80637516
90635527
100533548
110531559
1205295610
1304275811
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1703225817
1803215818
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2003195622
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2203175426
2303165328
2403165031
2502154933
2602144835
2702144637
2802144540
2902134341
3002134243
3102134145

Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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517light breeze
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917light breeze
1017light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:066:04
213.05:056:05
313.05:046:05
413.05:046:06
513.15:036:06
613.15:026:07
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913.15:006:09
1013.24:596:09
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1213.24:586:10
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1413.24:576:11
1513.34:566:12
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Hamad Town

In seasonPeak

In May, Hamad Town sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hamad Town sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Hamad Town?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Hamad Town for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Hamad Town in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Hamad Town sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Hamad Town in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 34°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 12 to Dec 31 — about 9.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar20Refreshing
Apr24Refreshing
May28Warm
Jun31Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Hamad Town in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hamad Town peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Hamad Town in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Hamad Town is worst in July — around 92 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 41 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Hamad Town's WHO annual average of 65.5 µg/m³.

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorJul 2291 µg/m³Nov 1842 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Unhealthy
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr74Unhealthy
May74Unhealthy
Jun76Unhealthy
Jul92Unhealthy
Aug89Unhealthy
Sep64Unhealthy
Oct54Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Hamad Town?

Hamad Town sits at 26.1°N, 50.5°E, 35 m above sea level, in Bahrain. The nearest listed city is Riffa, 5.0 km away.

RiffaDār KulaybIsa TownSitrahJidd ḨafşManamaMuharraq

Topography around Hamad Town

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hamad Town.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hamad Town has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m.

The land around Hamad Town is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and bare terrain (35%) within 3 km, water (42%), bare terrain (31%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and water (59%) and bare terrain (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
134 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Riffa 5.0 km · Dār Kulayb 5.0 km · Isa Town 8.0 km · Sitrah 12 km · Jidd Ḩafş 12 km · Manama 15 km · Muharraq 19 km · Thuqbah 34 km

Bahrain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$30,597
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.2
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
5.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 74%other 26%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hamad Town (26.1153°, 50.5069°, elevation 35 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).