Sīdī Barānī weather in May

In May, Sīdī Barānī sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sīdī Barānī's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sīdī Barānī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:24 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
21%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Sīdī Barānī 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 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sīdī Barānī reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°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 Sīdī Barānī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sīdī Barānī weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 11°214.910.26.6
Feb18° / 11°133.510.87.1
Mar20° / 13°61.811.88.0
Apr23° / 15°30.912.88.9
May26° / 17°20.513.69.0
Jun29° / 21°00148.1
Jul30° / 23°0013.96.8
Aug31° / 24°0013.26.5
Sep30° / 22°10.212.27.2
Oct27° / 20°51.611.28.4
Nov23° / 16°122.410.48.3
Dec19° / 13°174.3107.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Sīdī Barānī gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1673210
2643420
3633520
4603730
5583840
6573940
7554050
8534160
9514270
10504280
11484390
124644100
134544110
144345120
154145130
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173847160
183647170
193448180
203248200
213148210
222948230
232748250
242548270
252347291
262247311
272046331
281846351
291745372
301543392
311442422

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:376:50
213.25:366:51
313.35:356:52
413.35:346:52
513.35:336:53
613.45:326:54
713.45:316:54
813.45:306:55
913.45:306:56
1013.55:296:57
1113.55:286:57
1213.55:276:58
1313.55:266:59
1413.65:266:59
1513.65:257:00
1613.65:247:01
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1813.65:237:02
1913.75:227:03
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2113.75:217:04
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2513.85:197:07
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2713.85:187:08
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3013.95:177:10
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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 7.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
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37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sīdī Barānī

In seasonPeak

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

Sīdī Barānī sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Sīdī Barānī?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Sīdī Barānī for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sīdī Barānī in May

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

In May, Sīdī Barānī sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Sīdī Barānī in May

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 16 to Dec 17 — about 7.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Sīdī Barānī in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sīdī Barānī peaks around August 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 12UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sīdī Barānī 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 Sīdī Barānī is worst in January — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1928 µg/m³Sep 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sīdī Barānī?

Sīdī Barānī sits at 31.6°N, 25.9°E, 24 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is An-Najaylah, 66 km away.

An-NajaylahAs SallūmMarsá MaţrūḩEl DabaaSiwaAl Ḩammām

Topography around Sīdī Barānī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sīdī Barānī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m.

The land around Sīdī Barānī is covered by bare terrain (51%) and water (25%) within 3 km, water (50%), cropland (25%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
250 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: An-Najaylah 66 km · As Sallūm 73 km · Marsá Maţrūḩ 128 km · Tobruk 194 km · El Dabaa 248 km · Siwa 271 km · Darnah 335 km · Al Ḩammām 340 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 Sīdī Barānī (31.6117°, 25.9254°, elevation 24 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).