Alexandria weather in May

In May, Alexandria sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Alexandria's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alexandria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:09 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
19%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.3
out of 10

Alexandria is port city on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt.

Density
2,086/km²
people per km²
Founded
~330 BCE

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 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Alexandria reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Alexandria weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 13°467.810.26.1
Feb17° / 13°29510.96.5
Mar19° / 14°142.511.87.6
Apr21° / 16°3112.78.5
May24° / 19°10.113.69.3
Jun26° / 22°00149.3
Jul28° / 24°0013.88.8
Aug28° / 25°0013.18.0
Sep28° / 24°00.112.28.7
Oct26° / 22°81.411.28.8
Nov22° / 18°253.710.48.1
Dec19° / 15°365.9106.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% 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 (%)
18515
28515
38614
48614
58614
68713
78713
88713
98713
108812
118812
128812
138812
148812
158812
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189010
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219010
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23919
24928
25928
26928
27937
28937
29937
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Alexandria gets around 1 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12157211
21957231
31757251
41556281
51454302
61254322
71152352
81050373
9949393
10848403
11847424
12745435
13644455
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16439498
17437509
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272165923
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31195634

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:216:34
213.25:216:34
313.35:206:35
413.35:196:36
513.35:186:36
613.35:176:37
713.45:166:38
813.45:156:38
913.45:146:39
1013.45:146:40
1113.55:136:41
1213.55:126:41
1313.55:116:42
1413.55:116:43
1513.65:106:43
1613.65:096:44
1713.65:096:45
1813.65:086:45
1913.65:076:46
2013.75:076:47
2113.75:066:47
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2313.75:056:49
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2513.85:046:50
2613.85:046:51
2713.85:036:51
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2913.85:036:52
3013.85:026:53
3113.95:026:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.47 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
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.4Intense
127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Alexandria

In seasonPeak

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

Alexandria sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Alexandria?

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

9.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Alexandria in May

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

In May, Alexandria sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Alexandria in May

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 27°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 3 to Dec 21 — about 7.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr19Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun24Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Alexandria in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alexandria peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Alexandria 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 Alexandria is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMar 1235 µg/m³Aug 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar35Poor
Apr33Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Alexandria?

Alexandria sits at 31.2°N, 29.9°E, 9 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Abū Qīr, 18 km away.

Topography around Alexandria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alexandria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m.

The land around Alexandria is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (55%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
66 m
80 km
160 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Abū Qīr 18 km · Kafr ad Dawwār 22 km · ‘Izbat ‘Alī as Sayyid 23 km · Idkū 38 km · Abū Ḩummuş 40 km · Abū al Maţāmīr 41 km · Burj al ‘Arab al Jadīdah 48 km · Burj al ‘Arab 48 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 Alexandria (31.2018°, 29.9158°, elevation 9 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).