As Sallūm weather in May

In May, As Sallūm sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is As Sallūm's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see As Sallūm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:28 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
22%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

As Sallūm is town in Egypt.

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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in As Sallūm reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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As Sallūm 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° / 11°203.910.26.4
Feb17° / 11°112.610.86.8
Mar19° / 13°51.411.87.8
Apr21° / 15°30.712.78.6
May24° / 18°20.413.69.2
Jun27° / 21°00149.2
Jul29° / 23°0013.88.2
Aug29° / 24°0013.27.7
Sep28° / 23°10.212.28.4
Oct26° / 20°51.411.28.8
Nov22° / 16°122.310.48.2
Dec18° / 13°153.1107.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. 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

As Sallūm gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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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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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1593920
2574120
3554230
4534340
5514540
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104348100
114148110
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261742401
271541421
281440442
291239462
301138483
311037503

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 17 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
317light 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 5:40 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:406:53
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1813.65:267:05
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2013.75:257:06
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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 7.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for As Sallūm

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Is May a good time to visit As Sallūm?

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

9.2
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 As Sallūm for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for As Sallūm in May

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

In May, As Sallūm sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near As Sallūm in May

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 16 to Dec 17 — about 7.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in As Sallūm 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 As Sallūm peaks around August 13 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in As Sallūm 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 As Sallūm is worst in January — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1832 µg/m³Jul 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is As Sallūm?

As Sallūm sits at 31.6°N, 25.2°E, 5 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Sīdī Barānī, 73 km away.

Sīdī BarānīAn-NajaylahMarsá MaţrūḩSiwaEl Dabaa

Topography around As Sallūm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around As Sallūm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m.

The land around As Sallūm is covered by bare terrain (60%) and water (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (60%) and water (34%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (70%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
210 m
80 km
250 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Sīdī Barānī 73 km · Tobruk 128 km · An-Najaylah 136 km · Marsá Maţrūḩ 198 km · Siwa 264 km · Darnah 273 km · Al Qubbah 305 km · El Dabaa 318 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 As Sallūm (31.5537°, 25.1579°, elevation 5 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).