Al Faḩāḩīl weather in May

In May, Al Faḩāḩīl sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.2 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 32°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 Al Faḩāḩīl's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Faḩāḩīl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
27°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:00 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
22%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Al Faḩāḩīl is human settlement in Kuwait.

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 32°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al Faḩāḩīl reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Al Faḩāḩīl

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 30 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
30
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.

Al Faḩāḩīl 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
Jan18° / 11°294.210.47.0
Feb19° / 12°142.7117.8
Mar24° / 16°172.411.88.6
Apr29° / 21°71.412.77.1
May35° / 27°20.213.43.4
Jun40° / 31°0013.80.4
Jul41° / 33°0013.70.0
Aug41° / 32°00130.0
Sep38° / 29°00.112.21.1
Oct33° / 25°20.311.34.5
Nov26° / 18°31310.58.1
Dec20° / 13°274.210.27.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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
37624
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57723
67921
77921
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98020
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Faḩāḩīl gets around 2 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 3% 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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
156221750
255221760
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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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
213.15:116:18
313.25:106:19
413.25:096:20
513.25:086:20
613.25:076:21
713.25:076:22
813.35:066:22
913.35:056:23
1013.35:046:23
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1213.45:036:25
1313.45:026:25
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1713.55:006:28
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2013.54:586:30
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2713.64:556:34
2813.74:556:34
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 7.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al Faḩāḩīl

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Dec

Is May a good time to visit Al Faḩāḩīl?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Faḩāḩīl. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Faḩāḩīl in May

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

In May, Al Faḩāḩīl sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Al Faḩāḩīl 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 Al Faḩāḩīl 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 Al Faḩāḩīl 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 Al Faḩāḩīl 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 Al Faḩāḩīl 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 Al Faḩāḩīl?

Al Faḩāḩīl sits at 29.1°N, 48.1°E, 18 m above sea level, in Kuwait. The nearest listed city is Al Manqaf, 2.0 km away.

Mubarak al-KabeerŞabāḩ as SālimSalwá

Topography around Al Faḩāḩīl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Faḩāḩīl has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 19 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 252 m.

The land around Al Faḩāḩīl is covered by artificial surfaces (51%), water (26%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, water (44%) and bare terrain (39%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (55%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
252 m
shrubsartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Al Manqaf 2.0 km · Ahmadi 5.0 km · Al Mahbūlah 7.0 km · Ar Riqqah 8.0 km · Al Finţās 10 km · Mubarak al-Kabeer 13 km · Şabāḩ as Sālim 21 km · Salwá 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 Al Faḩāḩīl (29.0825°, 48.1303°, elevation 18 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).