Mūţ weather in May

In May, Mūţ sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mūţ's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mūţ's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 36°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:23 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover: 15%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 7.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Mūţ is town in the Egyptian depression of el-Dakhla.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mūţ reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	19
2	34	19
3	35	19
4	35	19
5	35	19
6	35	19
7	35	20
8	35	20
9	35	20
10	35	20
11	35	20
12	35	20
13	36	20
14	36	20
15	36	20
16	36	21
17	36	21
18	36	21
19	36	21
20	36	21
21	37	21
22	37	22
23	37	22
24	37	22
25	37	22
26	37	22
27	37	22
28	37	22
29	37	22
30	37	22
31	37	22

How May really feels in Mūţ

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mūţ weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 6°	0.1	10.6	8.5
Feb	22° / 8°	0.1	11.1	9.1
Mar	27° / 12°	0.1	11.8	8.9
Apr	32° / 16°	0	12.6	5.5
May	36° / 21°	0	13.2	2.8
Jun	38° / 23°	0	13.6	1.5
Jul	39° / 24°	0	13.4	1.1
Aug	38° / 24°	0	12.9	1.2
Sep	36° / 22°	0	12.2	2.8
Oct	32° / 18°	0	11.4	5.6
Nov	26° / 12°	0	10.8	9.1
Dec	21° / 8°	0	10.4	8.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% 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 9%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	92	93	93	92	92	92	92	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94
Cloudier (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	92	8
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	93	7
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mūţ 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 30 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 5:33 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:45 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:33	6:30
2	13.0	5:32	6:30
3	13.0	5:31	6:31
4	13.0	5:31	6:31
5	13.0	5:30	6:32
6	13.0	5:29	6:32
7	13.1	5:29	6:33
8	13.1	5:28	6:33
9	13.1	5:27	6:34
10	13.1	5:27	6:34
11	13.1	5:26	6:35
12	13.2	5:25	6:35
13	13.2	5:25	6:36
14	13.2	5:24	6:36
15	13.2	5:24	6:37
16	13.2	5:23	6:38
17	13.3	5:23	6:38
18	13.3	5:22	6:39
19	13.3	5:22	6:39
20	13.3	5:21	6:40
21	13.3	5:21	6:40
22	13.3	5:20	6:41
23	13.4	5:20	6:41
24	13.4	5:20	6:42
25	13.4	5:19	6:42
26	13.4	5:19	6:43
27	13.4	5:19	6:43
28	13.4	5:18	6:44
29	13.4	5:18	6:44
30	13.4	5:18	6:45
31	13.5	5:18	6:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 8.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.8	Intense
2	7.8	Intense
3	7.8	Intense
4	7.9	Intense
5	7.9	Intense
6	7.9	Intense
7	7.9	Intense
8	7.9	Intense
9	7.9	Intense
10	7.9	Intense
11	8.0	Intense
12	8.0	Intense
13	8.0	Intense
14	8.0	Intense
15	8.0	Intense
16	8.0	Intense
17	8.0	Intense
18	8.0	Intense
19	8.0	Intense
20	8.0	Intense
21	8.0	Intense
22	8.0	Intense
23	8.0	Intense
24	8.0	Intense
25	8.0	Intense
26	8.1	Intense
27	8.1	Intense
28	8.1	Intense
29	8.1	Intense
30	8.1	Intense
31	8.1	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mūţ

In seasonPeak

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

Mūţ sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

Dust

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Mūţ?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mūţ. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mūţ in May

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

In May, Mūţ sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mūţ in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mūţ peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 5 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	5	6	10	11	12	11	11	12	11	8	6	5
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Mūţ 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 Mūţ is worst in May — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 41 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	49	52	67	68	74	72	53	54	62	58	41	42
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	49	Poor
Feb	52	Poor
Mar	67	Unhealthy
Apr	68	Unhealthy
May	74	Unhealthy
Jun	72	Unhealthy
Jul	53	Poor
Aug	54	Poor
Sep	62	Unhealthy
Oct	58	Unhealthy
Nov	41	Poor
Dec	42	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Mūţ?

Mūţ sits at 25.5°N, 29.0°E, 114 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Al Khārjah, 157 km away.

Topography around Mūţ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mūţ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m.

The land around Mūţ is covered by cropland (33%), trees (32%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (75%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

30 m

cropland 33%

16 km

413 m

bare terrain 75%

80 km

505 m

bare terrain 97%

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← April Mūţ year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Al Khārjah 157 km · Al-Khārijah 160 km · Al Ghanāyim 281 km · Manfalūţ 284 km · Al Qūşīyah 284 km · Juhaynah 284 km · Assiut 289 km · Ţahţā 289 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

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 Mūţ (25.4874°, 28.9792°, elevation 114 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	19
2	34	19
3	35	19
4	35	19
5	35	19
6	35	19
7	35	20
8	35	20
9	35	20
10	35	20
11	35	20
12	35	20
13	36	20
14	36	20
15	36	20
16	36	21
17	36	21
18	36	21
19	36	21
20	36	21
21	37	21
22	37	22
23	37	22
24	37	22
25	37	22
26	37	22
27	37	22
28	37	22
29	37	22
30	37	22
31	37	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	92	8
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	93	7
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	19
2	34	19
3	35	19
4	35	19
5	35	19
6	35	19
7	35	20
8	35	20
9	35	20
10	35	20
11	35	20
12	35	20
13	36	20
14	36	20
15	36	20
16	36	21
17	36	21
18	36	21
19	36	21
20	36	21
21	37	21
22	37	22
23	37	22
24	37	22
25	37	22
26	37	22
27	37	22
28	37	22
29	37	22
30	37	22
31	37	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	92	8
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	93	7
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	19
2	34	19
3	35	19
4	35	19
5	35	19
6	35	19
7	35	20
8	35	20
9	35	20
10	35	20
11	35	20
12	35	20
13	36	20
14	36	20
15	36	20
16	36	21
17	36	21
18	36	21
19	36	21
20	36	21
21	37	21
22	37	22
23	37	22
24	37	22
25	37	22
26	37	22
27	37	22
28	37	22
29	37	22
30	37	22
31	37	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	92	8
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	93	7
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100