Madīnat as Sādāt weather in May

In May, Madīnat as Sādāt sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 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 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Madīnat as Sādāt's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madīnat as Sādāt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:08 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
18%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Madīnat as Sādāt is human settlement in Egypt.

Density
114/km²
people per km²
Founded
1978

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 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Madīnat as Sādāt reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Madīnat as Sādāt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 12 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
12
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.

Madīnat as Sādāt 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° / 20.710.37.8
Feb20° / 10°30.810.98.1
Mar23° / 12°30.611.89.0
Apr28° / 14°10.212.78.2
May32° / 17°00.113.55.8
Jun34° / 20°0013.94.2
Jul35° / 22°0013.83.5
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.4
Sep33° / 21°0012.24.7
Oct30° / 19°10.211.36.8
Nov25° / 14°20.610.58.8
Dec21° / 11°20.410.18.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% 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 (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58713
68713
78713
88614
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Madīnat as Sādāt gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188111
287121
386131
485141
584151
682162
781172
880182
979192
1078202
1176222
1275232
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1570282
1668302
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2058384
2154415
2251436
2349446
2446467
2544488
26414910
27395011
28365212
29345313
30315415
31295417

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 5:20 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:206:30
213.25:196:31
313.25:186:31
413.25:186:32
513.35:176:33
613.35:166:33
713.35:156:34
813.35:146:35
913.45:136:35
1013.45:136:36
1113.45:126:37
1213.45:116:37
1313.55:106:38
1413.55:106:39
1513.55:096:39
1613.55:086:40
1713.55:086:41
1813.65:076:41
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2013.65:066:43
2113.65:056:43
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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 7.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
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47.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Madīnat as Sādāt

In seasonPeak

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

Madīnat as Sādāt sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Madīnat as Sādāt?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Madīnat as Sādāt in May

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

In May, Madīnat as Sādāt sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Madīnat as Sādāt in May

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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 Madīnat as Sādāt peaks around June 16 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 highHighModerateJun 16UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Madīnat as Sādāt 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 Madīnat as Sādāt is worst in January — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1687 µg/m³Jul 2033 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct50Poor
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Madīnat as Sādāt?

Madīnat as Sādāt sits at 30.4°N, 30.5°E, 43 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn, 15 km away.

Topography around Madīnat as Sādāt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madīnat as Sādāt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m.

The land around Madīnat as Sādāt is covered by bare terrain (45%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (51%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (43%) and cropland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
371 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn 15 km · Badr 30 km · Munūf 42 km · Sirs al Layyānah 45 km · Ash Shuhadā’ 45 km · Ashmūn 46 km · Kawm Ḩamādah 47 km · Al Bājūr 51 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 Madīnat as Sādāt (30.3674°, 30.5087°, elevation 43 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).