Ahmadi weather in May

In May, Ahmadi sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 42°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ahmadi's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ahmadi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:00 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
23%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Ahmadi is suburb.

Density
29,374/km²
people per km²

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 37°C in the first days to 42°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ahmadi reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Ahmadi

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
18 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Ahmadi 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
Jan19° / 284.310.47.3
Feb21° / 11°142.7118.2
Mar27° / 15°182.611.88.1
Apr33° / 20°81.612.74.6
May39° / 26°20.313.40.7
Jun44° / 30°0013.80.0
Jul46° / 32°0013.70.0
Aug46° / 31°00130.0
Sep42° / 27°00.112.20.0
Oct36° / 22°30.511.32.7
Nov27° / 16°282.910.57.7
Dec21° / 11°264.110.27.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27624
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47822
57822
67921
77921
88020
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29937
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ahmadi gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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24
33
43
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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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1831151
2821152
3821152
4821152
5831052
6831052
785942
885942
987841
1087841
1188741
1288741
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Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
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816light breeze
916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 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 5:12 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:126:18
213.15:116:19
313.25:106:19
413.25:096:20
513.25:086:20
613.25:086:21
713.25:076:22
813.35:066:22
913.35:056:23
1013.35:046:24
1113.35:046:24
1213.45:036:25
1313.45:026:25
1413.45:026:26
1513.45:016:27
1613.45:006:27
1713.55:006:28
1813.54:596:29
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2013.54:586:30
2113.54:586:30
2213.64:576:31
2313.64:576:32
2413.64:566:32
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2713.64:556:34
2813.74:556:35
2913.74:546:35
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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 7.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
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107.4Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ahmadi

In seasonPeak

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

Ahmadi sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Ahmadi?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ahmadi.

What to pack for Ahmadi in May

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

In May, Ahmadi sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ahmadi in May

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 32°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 1 to Dec 12 — about 8.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr22Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug32Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov24Warm
Dec19Cool

UV index in Ahmadi in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ahmadi peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr4Moderate
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ahmadi 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 Ahmadi is worst in January — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 1495 µg/m³Jun 2176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan96Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr90Unhealthy
May84Unhealthy
Jun76Unhealthy
Jul78Unhealthy
Aug77Unhealthy
Sep77Unhealthy
Oct81Unhealthy
Nov79Unhealthy
Dec92Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ahmadi?

Ahmadi sits at 29.1°N, 48.1°E, 70 m above sea level, in Kuwait. The nearest listed city is Al Faḩāḩīl, 5.0 km away.

Al FinţāsMubarak al-KabeerŞabāḩ as SālimJanūb as Surrah

Topography around Ahmadi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ahmadi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m.

The land around Ahmadi is covered by bare terrain (58%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (57%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
257 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Al Faḩāḩīl 5.0 km · Al Manqaf 5.0 km · Ar Riqqah 8.0 km · Al Mahbūlah 9.0 km · Al Finţās 11 km · Mubarak al-Kabeer 13 km · Şabāḩ as Sālim 20 km · Janūb as Surrah 24 km

Kuwait travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 57% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,312
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.2
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
15.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 455
Religion
Muslim 75%Christian 18%other and unspecified 7%

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 Ahmadi (29.0769°, 48.0839°, elevation 70 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).