Aţ Ţafīlah weather in May

In May, Aţ Ţafīlah sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 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 28°C in the first days to 31°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 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 Aţ Ţafīlah's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aţ Ţafīlah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
4:47 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
18%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Aţ Ţafīlah is city in Tafilah Governorate, Jordan.

Density
1,373/km²
people per km²
Founded
~1100 BCE

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 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Aţ Ţafīlah reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°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)
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How May really feels in Aţ Ţafīlah

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.

Aţ Ţafīlah 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
Jan16° / 204.110.26.0
Feb17° / 173.710.96.8
Mar21° / 10°142.511.88.2
Apr26° / 13°30.612.78.9
May30° / 17°10.213.57.0
Jun32° / 20°00145.4
Jul34° / 22°0013.84.4
Aug34° / 22°0013.14.5
Sep32° / 20°00.112.25.9
Oct28° / 17°20.411.28.0
Nov23° / 12°41.310.48.8
Dec18° / 82107.3

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 (%)
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28614
38614
48614
58713
68713
78713
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29955
30964
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Aţ Ţafīlah gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
2991
3991
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5991
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15991
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19982
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22982
23982
24973
25973
26964
27964
28964
29955
30946
31946

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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59calm
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319calm

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 4:59 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.24:596:10
213.24:586:11
313.24:576:12
413.34:566:12
513.34:566:13
613.34:556:14
713.34:546:14
813.44:536:15
913.44:526:16
1013.44:516:16
1113.44:516:17
1213.54:506:18
1313.54:496:19
1413.54:486:19
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1613.64:476:21
1713.64:466:21
1813.64:466:22
1913.64:456:23
2013.64:456:23
2113.74:446:24
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2513.74:426:26
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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 7.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.3 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.77 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
67.5Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.6Intense
107.7Intense
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248.0Intense
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278.0Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
308.0Intense
318.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Aţ Ţafīlah

In seasonPeak

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

Aţ Ţafīlah sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Aug
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Is May a good time to visit Aţ Ţafīlah?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aţ Ţafīlah in May

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

In May, Aţ Ţafīlah sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aţ Ţafīlah 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 Aţ Ţafīlah peaks around June 20 at about 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 12Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Aţ Ţafīlah 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 Aţ Ţafīlah is worst in December — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 28 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 2147 µg/m³Jul 2028 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr44Poor
May41Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Aţ Ţafīlah?

Aţ Ţafīlah sits at 30.8°N, 35.6°E, 1,041 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is Safi, 26 km away.

‘IzrāKarak CityKerakPetraMa'anAs Samū‘Yaţţā

Topography around Aţ Ţafīlah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aţ Ţafīlah has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 m around an average of 1,019 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,892 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,157 m.

The land around Aţ Ţafīlah is covered by bare terrain (52%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (70%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
856 m
16 km
1,892 m
80 km
2,157 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Safi 26 km · ‘Izrā 37 km · Karak City 39 km · Kerak 39 km · Petra 59 km · Ma'an 72 km · As Samū‘ 81 km · Yaţţā 83 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 Aţ Ţafīlah (30.8375°, 35.6044°, elevation 1,041 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).