Al Jadīd weather in May

In May, Al Jadīd sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Al Jadīd's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Jadīd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:19 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
27%
11th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al Jadīd reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 40°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 Al Jadīd

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
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 Jadīd weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 30.610.57.7
Feb21° / 10.5118.5
Mar26° / 12°10.211.89.0
Apr31° / 17°10.212.65.8
May35° / 22°10.213.33.1
Jun38° / 24°00.113.71.3
Jul38° / 25°0013.51.5
Aug38° / 25°00131.6
Sep36° / 23°0012.22.6
Oct31° / 18°10.211.46.1
Nov24° / 11°10.210.79.0
Dec19° / 10.310.38.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58317
68317
78317
88317
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Jadīd 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
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31
40
50
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
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239811
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259811
269811
279811
289811
299910
309910
319820

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 18 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
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
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3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 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 6:29 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:297:30
213.06:287:31
313.16:287:31
413.16:277:32
513.16:267:32
613.16:257:33
713.16:257:33
813.26:247:34
913.26:237:34
1013.26:227:35
1113.26:227:36
1213.36:217:36
1313.36:217:37
1413.36:207:37
1513.36:197:38
1613.36:197:39
1713.36:187:39
1813.46:187:40
1913.46:177:40
2013.46:177:41
2113.46:167:41
2213.46:167:42
2313.56:157:42
2413.56:157:43
2513.56:157:44
2613.56:147:44
2713.56:147:45
2813.56:147:45
2913.56:137:46
3013.66:137:46
3113.66:137:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
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37.4Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al Jadīd

In seasonPeak

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

Al Jadīd sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Al Jadīd?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Jadīd in May

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

In May, Al Jadīd sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Jadīd in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Jadīd peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 15UV 13Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Al Jadīd 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 Jadīd is worst in April — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 20102 µg/m³Nov 2333 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May95Unhealthy
Jun80Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Jadīd?

Al Jadīd sits at 27.1°N, 14.4°E, 417 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Sabha, 3.0 km away.

MurzukWādī 'UtbahAl GhurayfahUbariHūnMizdah

Topography around Al Jadīd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Jadīd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 418 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m.

The land around Al Jadīd is covered by bare terrain (55%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
270 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Sabha 3.0 km · Brak 57 km · Murzuk 135 km · Wādī 'Utbah 135 km · Al Ghurayfah 150 km · Ubari 169 km · Hūn 276 km · Mizdah 508 km

Libya travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,449
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
21.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 395
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Jadīd (27.05°, 14.4°, elevation 417 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).