Al Bawīţī weather in May

In May, Al Bawīţī sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Al Bawīţī's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Bawīţī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:19 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
17%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Al Bawīţī is town in the Egyptian depression of el-Bahriya.

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 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al Bawīţī reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 39°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 Al Bawīţī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 27 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
27
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 Bawīţī 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
Jan19° / 10.210.48.0
Feb21° / 10.3118.6
Mar24° / 11°10.311.89.3
Apr29° / 15°0012.77.3
May33° / 19°00.113.44.5
Jun36° / 22°0013.83.0
Jul37° / 23°0013.62.5
Aug36° / 23°00132.6
Sep34° / 21°0012.24.1
Oct30° / 18°0011.36.8
Nov25° / 13°00.110.69.1
Dec20° / 10.210.28.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% 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 11%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28812
38812
48812
58812
68812
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31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Bawīţī 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 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
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51000
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27982
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Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
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916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:306:34
213.15:296:34
313.15:286:35
413.15:276:36
513.25:266:36
613.25:256:37
713.25:256:37
813.25:246:38
913.35:236:39
1013.35:236:39
1113.35:226:40
1213.35:216:40
1313.35:206:41
1413.45:206:42
1513.45:196:42
1613.45:196:43
1713.45:186:44
1813.45:176:44
1913.55:176:45
2013.55:166:45
2113.55:166:46
2213.55:166:46
2313.55:156:47
2413.65:156:48
2513.65:146:48
2613.65:146:49
2713.65:146:49
2813.65:136:50
2913.65:136:50
3013.65:136:51
3113.75:126:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 8.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.7Intense
37.7Intense
47.7Intense
57.7Intense
67.7Intense
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278.0Intense
288.0Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al Bawīţī

In seasonPeak

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

Al Bawīţī sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Al Bawīţī?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Al Bawīţī for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Bawīţī in May

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

In May, Al Bawīţī sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Bawīţī in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (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 Bawīţī peaks around May 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 9 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateMay 24UV 12Feb 9UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Al Bawīţī 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 Bawīţī is worst in April — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 36 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyUnhealthyPoorApr 1667 µg/m³Nov 1537 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb53Poor
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr67Unhealthy
May66Unhealthy
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul50Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Bawīţī?

Al Bawīţī sits at 28.3°N, 28.9°E, 131 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Samālūţ, 180 km away.

SamālūţMaţāyMinyaAl ‘IdwahBanī MazārBanī ‘UbaydAl-Minyā al-JadīdahMaghāghah

Topography around Al Bawīţī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Bawīţī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m.

The land around Al Bawīţī is covered by bare terrain (53%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (84%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
313 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Samālūţ 180 km · Maţāy 187 km · Minya 187 km · Al ‘Idwah 189 km · Banī Mazār 190 km · Banī ‘Ubayd 192 km · Al-Minyā al-Jadīdah 193 km · Maghāghah 196 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 Bawīţī (28.3483°, 28.8694°, elevation 131 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).