Ar Ramthā weather in May

In May, Ar Ramthā sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ar Ramthā's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ar Ramthā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:42 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
23%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Ar Ramthā is city in Jordan.

Density
3,892/km²
people per km²
Founded
1927

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 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ar Ramthā reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°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 Ar Ramthā

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.

Ar Ramthā 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
Jan13° / 54910.14.1
Feb15° / 538.110.84.8
Mar18° / 396.511.86.7
Apr23° / 11°173.712.88.2
May28° / 14°8213.67.7
Jun31° / 17°10.114.16.0
Jul33° / 19°0013.94.9
Aug33° / 20°0013.24.8
Sep32° / 18°20.612.25.9
Oct28° / 15°102.411.27.7
Nov21° / 10°254.810.37.7
Dec16° / 396.69.95.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% 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 (%)
18218
28317
38317
48317
58416
68515
78614
88614
98614
108713
118812
128911
138911
149010
159010
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23928
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25928
26928
27946
28946
29946
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ar Ramthā gets around 8 mm of rain over 2 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
108
118
128
138
147
157
166
176
186
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49730
59730
69640
79640
89640
99640
109550
119550
129550
139550
149550
159550
169460
179460
189460
199460
209370
219370
229280
239190
2490100
2589110
2688120
2786140
2885150
2982171
3081181
3179201

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.34:556:11
213.34:546:12
313.34:536:13
413.44:526:13
513.44:516:14
613.44:506:15
713.44:496:16
813.54:496:16
913.54:486:17
1013.54:476:18
1113.54:466:19
1213.64:456:19
1313.64:446:20
1413.64:446:21
1513.64:436:21
1613.74:426:22
1713.74:426:23
1813.74:416:24
1913.74:406:24
2013.84:406:25
2113.84:396:26
2213.84:386:26
2313.84:386:27
2413.84:376:28
2513.94:376:28
2613.94:366:29
2713.94:366:30
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2913.94:356:31
3013.94:356:32
3114.04:346:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ar Ramthā?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ar Ramthā in May

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

In May, Ar Ramthā sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ar Ramthā 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 Ar Ramthā peaks around June 19 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 19UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ar Ramthā 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 Ar Ramthā is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 31 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 2250 µg/m³Jul 2031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr50Poor
May43Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ar Ramthā?

Ar Ramthā sits at 32.6°N, 36.0°E, 536 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is Dar‘ā, 11 km away.

MafraqJerashJudita

Topography around Ar Ramthā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ar Ramthā has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 518 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,170 m.

The land around Ar Ramthā is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (39%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
670 m
80 km
2,170 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Dar‘ā 11 km · Irbid 15 km · Aydūn 15 km · Ţafas 21 km · Dā‘il 25 km · Mafraq 30 km · Jerash 33 km · Judita 33 km

Jordan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type B / C / D / F / G / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,348
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
17
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 426
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 2%Buddhist 0%Hindu 0%

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 Ar Ramthā (32.5587°, 36.0082°, elevation 536 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).