Tanta weather in May

In May, Tanta sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 1 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 80% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tanta's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:06 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
20%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

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

A typical May day in Tanta 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 28°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13016
23016
33016
43016
53016
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123117
133217
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303319
313319

How May really feels in Tanta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 15 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
15
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.

Tanta 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° / 10°7210.27.7
Feb21° / 10°72.210.98.0
Mar24° / 12°51.311.88.8
Apr28° / 14°20.612.77.9
May32° / 17°10.113.55.5
Jun34° / 21°00144.0
Jul35° / 22°0013.83.7
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.7
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.3
Oct31° / 19°30.611.26.0
Nov26° / 15°41.110.48.4
Dec22° / 11°31.1108.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% 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 (%)
18614
28515
38614
48614
58614
68614
78614
88614
98614
108614
118614
128713
138713
148812
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188911
198911
209010
219010
229010
23919
24919
25919
26928
27928
28937
29937
30946
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tanta gets around 1 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
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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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1752320
2732520
3712630
4702730
5682930
6663130
7643240
8623440
9603640
10583840
11563950
12544150
13534250
14504460
15484660
16454870
17435080
18405190
193753100
203455110
213256120
222957140
232757160
242557180
252357200
262156230
271956250
281755271
291554301
301452331
311251361

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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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 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 5:18 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:186:29
213.25:176:29
313.25:166:30
413.35:156:31
513.35:146:31
613.35:136:32
713.35:126:33
813.45:126:33
913.45:116:34
1013.45:106:35
1113.45:096:35
1213.55:086:36
1313.55:086:37
1413.55:076:38
1513.55:066:38
1613.65:066:39
1713.65:056:40
1813.65:046:40
1913.65:046:41
2013.65:036:41
2113.75:036:42
2213.75:026:43
2313.75:026:43
2413.75:016:44
2513.75:016:45
2613.85:006:45
2713.85:006:46
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2913.84:596:47
3013.84:596:48
3113.84:596:48

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.5Intense
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287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tanta

In seasonPeak

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

Tanta 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 Tanta?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tanta in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tanta in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Tanta peaks around June 16 at about 11 (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 highHighModerateJun 16UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tanta 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 Tanta is worst in January — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1489 µg/m³Jul 1932 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb82Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov79Unhealthy
Dec86Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tanta?

Tanta sits at 30.8°N, 31.0°E, 18 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is As Sanţah, 13 km away.

Topography around Tanta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m.

The land around Tanta is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
246 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: As Sanţah 13 km · Talā 13 km · Kafr az Zayyāt 18 km · Birkat as Sab‘ 19 km · Quţūr 21 km · Ash Shuhadā’ 23 km · Zefta 25 km · Basyūn 25 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 Tanta (30.7885°, 31.0019°, elevation 18 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).