An Nūbārīyah weather in May

In May, An Nūbārīyah sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 82% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is An Nūbārīyah's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see An Nūbārīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:10 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
19%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

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 An Nūbārīyah reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in An Nūbārīyah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

An Nūbārīyah weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 82.310.27.5
Feb20° / 10°72.210.97.8
Mar23° / 11°61.111.88.7
Apr26° / 13°20.412.78.8
May30° / 16°10.313.57.0
Jun32° / 20°0013.95.7
Jul33° / 22°0013.85.0
Aug33° / 22°0013.14.8
Sep32° / 21°0012.25.5
Oct29° / 18°20.511.27.2
Nov25° / 14°61.210.48.6
Dec21° / 11°51.710.18.0

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 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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31946

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

An Nūbārīyah gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1653140
2623350
3593560
4583660
5553870
6534070
7514180
8484390
94644100
104445110
114246120
124047130
133848140
143649150
153449170
163250180
173050200
182851210
192651230
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212250271
222049301
231948321
241747341
251646372
261544392
271343412
281241443
291140463
301038494
31936505

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 48 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 5:22 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:226:32
213.25:216:33
313.25:206:34
413.35:196:34
513.35:186:35
613.35:176:36
713.35:166:36
813.45:156:37
913.45:156:38
1013.45:146:38
1113.45:136:39
1213.55:126:40
1313.55:126:40
1413.55:116:41
1513.55:106:42
1613.55:106:42
1713.65:096:43
1813.65:086:44
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2013.65:076:45
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2213.75:066:46
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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 7.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.13 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for An Nūbārīyah

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit An Nūbārīyah?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for An Nūbārīyah in May

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

In May, An Nūbārīyah sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near An Nūbārīyah 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 at the nearest coast (about 54 km away) 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 An Nūbārīyah 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 An Nūbārīyah peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in An Nūbārīyah 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 An Nūbārīyah is worst in January — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 2050 µg/m³Jul 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr42Poor
May36Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is An Nūbārīyah?

An Nūbārīyah sits at 30.7°N, 30.1°E, 30 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Abū al Maţāmīr, 29 km away.

Topography around An Nūbārīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around An Nūbārīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m.

The land around An Nūbārīyah is covered by cropland (30%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and bare terrain (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
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46 m
80 km
250 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Abū al Maţāmīr 29 km · Ḩawsh ‘Īsá 34 km · Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn 42 km · Ad Dilinjāt 48 km · Kafr ad Dawwār 52 km · Abū Ḩummuş 52 km · Burj al ‘Arab al Jadīdah 53 km · Madīnat as Sādāt 53 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 An Nūbārīyah (30.6687°, 30.0739°, elevation 30 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).