Al Başalīyah Baḩrī weather in May

In May, Al Başalīyah Baḩrī sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Al Başalīyah Baḩrī's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Başalīyah Baḩrī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:09 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
15%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al Başalīyah Baḩrī reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Al Başalīyah Baḩrī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
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.

Al Başalīyah Baḩrī weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 10°10.210.69.0
Feb24° / 12°0011.19.3
Mar28° / 15°00.111.88.1
Apr33° / 19°0012.64.6
May37° / 24°0013.21.8
Jun39° / 27°0013.50.4
Jul40° / 28°0013.40.2
Aug40° / 28°0012.90.3
Sep38° / 26°0012.21.4
Oct34° / 22°0011.43.9
Nov28° / 16°00.110.87.9
Dec23° / 12°00.110.59.2

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 (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Başalīyah Baḩrī gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 24 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 5:18 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:186:14
213.05:186:15
313.05:176:15
413.05:166:16
513.05:156:16
613.05:156:17
713.15:146:17
813.15:136:18
913.15:136:18
1013.15:126:19
1113.15:126:19
1213.15:116:20
1313.25:106:20
1413.25:106:21
1513.25:096:21
1613.25:096:22
1713.25:086:23
1813.35:086:23
1913.35:076:24
2013.35:076:24
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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 7.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al Başalīyah Baḩrī

In seasonPeak

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

Al Başalīyah Baḩrī sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Al Başalīyah Baḩrī?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Başalīyah Baḩrī.

What to pack for Al Başalīyah Baḩrī in May

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

In May, Al Başalīyah Baḩrī sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Başalīyah Baḩrī in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Başalīyah Baḩrī peaks around August 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 11Dec 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7High
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Al Başalīyah Baḩrī 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 Al Başalīyah Baḩrī is worst in January — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorJan 1946 µg/m³Jul 2135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr44Poor
May43Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul35Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Başalīyah Baḩrī?

Al Başalīyah Baḩrī sits at 25.1°N, 32.7°E, 84 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is As Sibā‘īyah, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Al Başalīyah Baḩrī

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Al Başalīyah Baḩrī.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Başalīyah Baḩrī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 743 m.

The land around Al Başalīyah Baḩrī is covered by bare terrain (30%), cropland (27%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (71%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
369 m
80 km
743 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: As Sibā‘īyah 6.0 km · Esna 23 km · Edfu 25 km · Ar Radīsīyah Qiblī 32 km · Ţūd 52 km · Armant 55 km · Al Bayāḑīyah 58 km · Luxor 61 km

Egypt travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 15% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,086
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
79%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
10.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 459
Religion
Muslim 90%Christian 10%

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 Al Başalīyah Baḩrī (25.15°, 32.7167°, elevation 84 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. 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).