Ţūd weather in May

In May, Ţūd sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% 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 Ţūd's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ţūd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:09 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
16%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Ţūd is town and archaeological site 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 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ţūd reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 41°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)
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How May really feels in Ţūd

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
31
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.

Ţūd weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10.110.68.9
Feb24° / 11°0011.19.3
Mar28° / 14°00.111.88.5
Apr33° / 18°00.112.65.0
May37° / 23°0013.22.2
Jun39° / 25°0013.60.8
Jul39° / 26°0013.40.6
Aug39° / 27°0012.90.6
Sep37° / 25°0012.21.8
Oct34° / 21°0011.44.3
Nov28° / 15°00.110.88.3
Dec23° / 11°00.110.49.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% 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 10%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38713
48713
58713
68713
78812
88812
98812
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119010
129010
139010
14919
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25919
26919
27928
28937
29937
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

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

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Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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411calm
511calm
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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 5:19 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:196:16
213.05:186:16
313.05:176:17
413.05:166:17
513.05:166:18
613.15:156:18
713.15:146:19
813.15:146:19
913.15:136:20
1013.15:126:20
1113.25:126:21
1213.25:116:21
1313.25:106:22
1413.25:106:22
1513.25:096:23
1613.25:096:23
1713.35:086:24
1813.35:086:25
1913.35:076:25
2013.35:076:26
2113.35:066:26
2213.35:066:27
2313.45:066:27
2413.45:056:28
2513.45:056:28
2613.45:056:29
2713.45:046:29
2813.45:046:30
2913.45:046:30
3013.55:046:31
3113.55:036:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
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37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ţūd

In seasonPeak

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

Ţūd sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Ţūd?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ţūd.

What to pack for Ţūd in May

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

In May, Ţūd sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ţūd 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 Ţūd peaks around June 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 16UV 11Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Ţūd 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 Ţūd is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorMar 1854 µg/m³Nov 1843 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar55Poor
Apr53Poor
May52Poor
Jun51Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ţūd?

Ţūd sits at 25.6°N, 32.5°E, 83 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Armant, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Ţūd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ţūd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 552 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 752 m.

The land around Ţūd is covered by cropland (36%) and bare terrain (30%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
552 m
80 km
752 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Armant 4.0 km · Al Bayāḑīyah 14 km · Luxor 17 km · Aţ Ţārif 20 km · Az Zaynīyah Qiblī 24 km · Esna 32 km · Jarājūs 39 km · Naqādah 40 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 Ţūd (25.5828°, 32.5329°, elevation 83 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).