Bani Walid weather in May

In May, Bani Walid sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-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 68% 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 Bani Walid's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bani Walid's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:12 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
29%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Bani Walid is city in Libya.

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 Bani Walid 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 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313219

How May really feels in Bani Walid

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.

Bani Walid weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 82.210.26.9
Feb18° / 92.310.87.5
Mar22° / 10°122.111.88.3
Apr26° / 13°61.212.88.5
May30° / 17°40.813.66.5
Jun34° / 20°10.3144.2
Jul36° / 22°00.113.93.2
Aug35° / 23°10.313.23.2
Sep33° / 22°61.312.24.5
Oct29° / 18°81.811.27.1
Nov23° / 13°5110.48.6
Dec18° / 61.4107.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
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57921
68020
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bani Walid gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.8 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
113
123
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143
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182
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312

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39550
49550
59460
69460
79460
89370
99370
109280
119280
129091
139091
1489101
1588111
1687121
1786131
1885141
1983152
2082162
2180182
2279192
2378202
2475223
2574233
2673243
2771263
2869274
2968284
3067294
3165305

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 16 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
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
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2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

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 6:24 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:247:38
213.36:237:39
313.36:227:40
413.36:227:40
513.36:217:41
613.46:207:42
713.46:197:42
813.46:187:43
913.46:177:44
1013.56:167:45
1113.56:167:45
1213.56:157:46
1313.56:147:47
1413.66:137:47
1513.66:137:48
1613.66:127:49
1713.66:117:49
1813.76:117:50
1913.76:107:51
2013.76:097:51
2113.76:097:52
2213.76:087:53
2313.86:087:53
2413.86:077:54
2513.86:077:55
2613.86:067:55
2713.86:067:56
2813.96:057:57
2913.96:057:57
3013.96:057:58
3113.96:047:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.12 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
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277.3Intense
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297.4Intense
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317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bani Walid

In seasonPeak

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

Bani Walid sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Bani Walid?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bani Walid for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bani Walid in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bani Walid in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bani Walid peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 19UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bani Walid 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 Bani Walid is worst in April — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorApr 1566 µg/m³Aug 1426 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr67Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul28Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bani Walid?

Bani Walid sits at 31.7°N, 14.0°E, 269 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Tarhuna, 83 km away.

MsalātahZlitenAl QawāsimMizdahGharyanAl KhumsQaşr Khiyār

Topography around Bani Walid

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bani Walid has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 256 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 930 m.

The land around Bani Walid is covered by bare terrain (54%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (93%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
930 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Tarhuna 83 km · Msalātah 93 km · Zliten 97 km · Al Qawāsim 100 km · Mizdah 100 km · Gharyan 103 km · Al Khums 104 km · Qaşr Khiyār 107 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 Bani Walid (31.7455°, 13.9835°, elevation 269 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).