Banī Suwayf weather in May

In May, Banī Suwayf sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 Banī Suwayf's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banī Suwayf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:08 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
17%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Banī Suwayf is City 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 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Banī Suwayf reaches about 34°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 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 Banī Suwayf

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 28 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
28
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.

Banī Suwayf weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 20.610.48.2
Feb22° / 20.5118.6
Mar25° / 12°30.411.89.1
Apr29° / 16°0012.77.2
May34° / 19°0013.44.4
Jun36° / 22°0013.82.8
Jul37° / 24°0013.72.3
Aug37° / 24°00132.4
Sep35° / 23°0012.23.6
Oct32° / 20°00.111.35.9
Nov26° / 14°20.410.58.7
Dec22° / 10°10.310.28.6

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 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28614
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48713
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Banī Suwayf 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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
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79730
89640
99640
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119640
129550
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209190
2190100
2288120
2387130
2486140
2584160
2683170
2782180
2880200
2977221
3076231
3174251

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
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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 5:20 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:206:26
213.15:196:27
313.25:186:27
413.25:176:28
513.25:166:28
613.25:156:29
713.25:156:30
813.35:146:30
913.35:136:31
1013.35:126:32
1113.35:126:32
1213.45:116:33
1313.45:106:33
1413.45:106:34
1513.45:096:35
1613.45:086:35
1713.55:086:36
1813.55:076:37
1913.55:076:37
2013.55:066:38
2113.55:066:38
2213.65:056:39
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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 7.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 8.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Banī Suwayf

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Dec

Is May a good time to visit Banī Suwayf?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Banī Suwayf in May

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

In May, Banī Suwayf sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Banī Suwayf in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Banī Suwayf peaks around June 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 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 18UV 10Jan 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Banī Suwayf 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 Banī Suwayf is worst in January — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1787 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Banī Suwayf?

Banī Suwayf sits at 29.1°N, 31.1°E, 33 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is New Bani Sewif City, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Banī Suwayf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banī Suwayf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 782 m.

The land around Banī Suwayf is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and bare terrain (38%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
311 m
80 km
782 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: New Bani Sewif City 5.0 km · Banī Suwayf al Jadīdah 5.0 km · Ihnāsīyah 8.0 km · Būsh 9.0 km · Ihnāsyā al Madīnah 15 km · Bibā 20 km · Sumusţā al Waqf 29 km · Sumusţā as Sulţānī 30 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 Banī Suwayf (29.0744°, 31.0979°, elevation 33 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).