Iţsā weather in May

In May, Iţsā sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°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 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 Iţsā's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iţsā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:09 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
17%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Iţsā is human settlement 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 Iţsā reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 Iţsā

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.

Iţsā 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° / 20.510.38.2
Feb22° / 10°20.510.98.6
Mar25° / 13°30.311.89.1
Apr30° / 16°0012.77.1
May34° / 20°0013.44.4
Jun36° / 22°0013.82.7
Jul37° / 24°0013.72.1
Aug37° / 24°00132.2
Sep35° / 23°0012.23.5
Oct32° / 20°00.111.35.8
Nov26° / 15°10.310.58.7
Dec22° / 11°10.210.28.7

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 (%)
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28515
38515
48614
58614
68614
78713
88713
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25928
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27937
28937
29946
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31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Iţsā 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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39550
49550
59550
69460
79460
89370
99370
109280
119280
129190
1390100
1489110
1588120
1687130
1785150
1884160
1982180
2081190
2179210
2276231
2374251
2472271
2570291
2668311
2766331
2863352
2960382
3058402
3156422

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light 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 5:21 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:216:27
213.15:206:28
313.25:196:29
413.25:186:29
513.25:176:30
613.25:166:30
713.35:166:31
813.35:156:32
913.35:146:32
1013.35:136:33
1113.45:136:34
1213.45:126:34
1313.45:116:35
1413.45:116:36
1513.45:106:36
1613.55:096:37
1713.55:096:37
1813.55:086:38
1913.55:086:39
2013.55:076:39
2113.65:076:40
2213.65:066:41
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2413.65:056:42
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2613.65:046:43
2713.75:046:43
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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 7.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
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57.5Intense
67.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Iţsā

In seasonPeak

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

Iţsā 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 Iţsā?

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 Iţsā for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Iţsā in May

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

In May, Iţsā sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Iţsā 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 Iţsā peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Iţsā 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 Iţsā 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 Iţsā?

Iţsā sits at 29.2°N, 30.8°E, 20 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Al Fayyum, 10 km away.

Topography around Iţsā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iţsā has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 m.

The land around Iţsā is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
594 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Al Fayyum 10 km · Ibshawāy 17 km · Sinnūris 21 km · Ihnāsyā al Madīnah 22 km · Ihnāsīyah 28 km · Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq 28 km · Ţāmiyah 31 km · Būsh 34 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 Iţsā (29.2376°, 30.7894°, elevation 20 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).