Aţfīḩ weather in May

In May, Aţfīḩ sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 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 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% 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 Aţfīḩ's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aţfīḩ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:07 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
18%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Aţfīḩ is human settlement.

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 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Aţfīḩ 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 29°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Aţfīḩ

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 26 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
26
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.

Aţfīḩ 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
Jan20° / 30.810.38.1
Feb21° / 10°30.910.98.4
Mar25° / 13°40.511.89.1
Apr29° / 16°00.112.77.2
May33° / 19°0013.54.6
Jun36° / 22°0013.83.1
Jul37° / 23°0013.72.5
Aug36° / 24°0013.12.6
Sep35° / 22°0012.23.9
Oct31° / 19°10.211.36.1
Nov26° / 15°20.510.58.8
Dec21° / 11°10.410.28.5

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 8% 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
68614
78614
88614
98614
108713
118713
128713
138713
148812
158812
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179010
189010
199010
209010
219010
22919
23928
24928
25937
26937
27946
28946
29955
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Aţfīḩ 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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49730
59640
69640
79640
89550
99550
109550
119460
129460
139370
149370
159370
169280
179190
189190
1990100
2088120
2187130
2286140
2385150
2483170
2581181
2679201
2777221
2875241
2974251
3072271
3170291

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
213light breeze
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913light 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 5:19 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:196:26
213.15:186:26
313.25:176:27
413.25:166:28
513.25:156:28
613.25:146:29
713.35:146:30
813.35:136:30
913.35:126:31
1013.35:116:31
1113.45:116:32
1213.45:106:33
1313.45:096:33
1413.45:086:34
1513.45:086:35
1613.55:076:35
1713.55:076:36
1813.55:066:37
1913.55:056:37
2013.55:056:38
2113.65:046:38
2213.65:046:39
2313.65:036:40
2413.65:036:40
2513.65:036:41
2613.75:026:41
2713.75:026:42
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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 7.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 8.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
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107.7Intense
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147.8Intense
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177.8Intense
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248.0Intense
258.0Intense
268.0Intense
278.0Intense
288.0Intense
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308.0Intense
318.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Aţfīḩ

In seasonPeak

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

Aţfīḩ sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Aţfīḩ?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aţfīḩ in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aţfīḩ 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 Aţfīḩ peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 highHighModerateJun 17UV 11Jan 13UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Aţfīḩ 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 Aţfīḩ is worst in January — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 34 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyJan 1670 µg/m³Jul 1935 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May49Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct50Poor
Nov63Unhealthy
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Aţfīḩ?

Aţfīḩ sits at 29.4°N, 31.3°E, 31 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Al Wāsiţah, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Aţfīḩ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aţfīḩ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,045 m.

The land around Aţfīḩ is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (51%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
266 m
80 km
1,045 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Al Wāsiţah 9.0 km · Aş Şaff 18 km · Al ‘Ayyāţ 24 km · Ţāmiyah 29 km · Būsh 31 km · Sinnūris 37 km · Banī Suwayf 40 km · Al Fayyum 41 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 Aţfīḩ (29.4075°, 31.2525°, elevation 31 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).