Ḩayy Khildā weather in May

In May, Ḩayy Khildā sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.9 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 27°C in the first days to 31°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 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ḩayy Khildā's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ḩayy Khildā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
4:44 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
20%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ḩayy Khildā reaches about 29°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 24°C and 35°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)
12715
22715
32815
42815
52815
62815
72816
82816
92816
102916
112916
122916
132916
142917
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173017
183017
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203017
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223017
233017
243118
253118
263118
273118
283118
293118
303118
313118

How May really feels in Ḩayy Khildā

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.

Ḩayy Khildā 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
Jan15° / 487.610.15.0
Feb16° / 447.510.85.6
Mar20° / 10°305.711.87.3
Apr25° / 13°112.812.88.4
May29° / 17°40.913.67.1
Jun32° / 19°00.114.15.3
Jul34° / 21°0013.94.2
Aug34° / 22°0013.24.1
Sep32° / 20°10.212.25.3
Oct29° / 17°51.311.27.4
Nov22° / 12°153.510.48.2
Dec17° / 295.49.96.3

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 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38614
48614
58614
68713
78713
88911
98911
108911
118911
12919
13919
14928
15928
16937
17937
18937
19937
20946
21946
22946
23946
24955
25955
26955
27955
28964
29964
30964
31973

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ḩayy Khildā gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
35
45
55
65
75
84
94
104
114
124
133
143
153
163
172
182
192
202
212
222
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261
271
281
290
300
310

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14964
15964
16964
17964
18964
19955
20955
21946
22937
23928
24919
259010
268911
278812
288713
298515
308416
318218

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:57 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.24:576:11
213.34:566:12
313.34:556:12
413.34:546:13
513.44:536:14
613.44:526:15
713.44:516:15
813.44:506:16
913.54:496:17
1013.54:486:18
1113.54:486:18
1213.54:476:19
1313.64:466:20
1413.64:456:20
1513.64:456:21
1613.64:446:22
1713.74:436:22
1813.74:436:23
1913.74:426:24
2013.74:416:25
2113.74:416:25
2213.84:406:26
2313.84:406:27
2413.84:396:27
2513.84:396:28
2613.84:386:29
2713.94:386:29
2813.94:386:30
2913.94:376:30
3013.94:376:31
3113.94:366:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.57 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
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.4Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
147.5Intense
157.6Intense
167.6Intense
177.6Intense
187.7Intense
197.7Intense
207.7Intense
217.8Intense
227.8Intense
237.8Intense
247.8Intense
257.8Intense
267.9Intense
277.9Intense
287.9Intense
297.9Intense
307.9Intense
317.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ḩayy Khildā?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ḩayy Khildā in May

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

In May, Ḩayy Khildā sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ḩayy Khildā 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 Ḩayy Khildā 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
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ḩayy Khildā 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 Ḩayy Khildā 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 Ḩayy Khildā?

Ḩayy Khildā sits at 32.0°N, 35.8°E, 988 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is Ṣuwayliḥ, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Ḩayy Khildā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ḩayy Khildā has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 999 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,089 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,660 m.

The land around Ḩayy Khildā is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (39%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
260 m
16 km
1,089 m
80 km
1,660 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ṣuwayliḥ 3.0 km · Wādī as Sīr 5.0 km · Al Fuḩayş 6.0 km · Al Jubayhah 6.0 km · Māḩiş 7.0 km · Marj Al Hamam 10 km · Amman 11 km · As Salt 12 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 Ḩayy Khildā (31.992°, 35.84°, elevation 988 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).