Sinnūris weather in May

In May, Sinnūris sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 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 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 Sinnūris's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sinnūris's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:09 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
18%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

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 Sinnūris reaches about 33°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 38°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)
13118
23118
33218
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How May really feels in Sinnūris

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 26 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
26
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.

Sinnūris 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
Jan20° / 20.410.38.1
Feb21° / 10°20.610.98.5
Mar25° / 13°30.511.89.1
Apr29° / 16°0012.77.3
May33° / 19°0013.54.6
Jun36° / 22°0013.83.0
Jul37° / 24°0013.72.3
Aug37° / 24°0013.12.4
Sep35° / 23°0012.23.8
Oct31° / 20°00.111.36.1
Nov26° / 15°10.410.58.8
Dec21° / 11°10.310.28.5

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 6% 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 (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58614
68614
78614
88614
98614
108614
118614
128713
138713
148713
158812
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198911
208911
218911
229010
239010
24919
25928
26928
27937
28937
29937
30946
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sinnūris 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
39640
49550
59550
69460
79460
89370
99370
109280
119190
1290100
1389110
1488120
1587130
1686140
1785150
1884160
1982180
2080200
2179210
2276231
2374251
2472271
2569301
2667321
2764342
2862362
2959392
3057412
3154433

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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1814light breeze
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2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

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 6:27 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:206:27
213.15:196:28
313.25:186:29
413.25:186:29
513.25:176:30
613.25:166:30
713.35:156:31
813.35:146:32
913.35:146:32
1013.35:136:33
1113.45:126:34
1213.45:116:34
1313.45:116:35
1413.45:106:36
1513.45:096:36
1613.55:096:37
1713.55:086:37
1813.55:086:38
1913.55:076:39
2013.55:066:39
2113.65:066:40
2213.65:056:41
2313.65:056:41
2413.65:056:42
2513.65:046:42
2613.75:046:43
2713.75:036:44
2813.75:036:44
2913.75:036:45
3013.75:026:45
3113.75:026:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.6Intense
107.7Intense
117.7Intense
127.7Intense
137.7Intense
147.7Intense
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167.8Intense
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217.9Intense
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277.9Intense
288.0Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sinnūris

In seasonPeak

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

Sinnūris 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 Sinnūris?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sinnūris in May

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

In May, Sinnūris sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sinnūris 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 Sinnūris peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 17UV 11Jan 12UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sinnūris 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 Sinnūris 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 Sinnūris?

Sinnūris sits at 29.4°N, 30.9°E, 14 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Ţāmiyah, 12 km away.

Topography around Sinnūris

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinnūris has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 m.

The land around Sinnūris is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
705 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ţāmiyah 12 km · Al Fayyum 12 km · Ibshawāy 19 km · Iţsā 21 km · Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq 30 km · Al Wāsiţah 34 km · Ihnāsyā al Madīnah 37 km · Aţfīḩ 37 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 Sinnūris (29.4135°, 30.8658°, elevation 14 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).