Murzuk weather in May

In May, Murzuk sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Murzuk's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Murzuk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:23 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
25%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Murzuk is town 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 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical May day in Murzuk reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Murzuk

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.

Murzuk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 20.410.67.9
Feb21° / 20.411.18.7
Mar27° / 11°20.211.88.7
Apr32° / 17°10.112.65.1
May36° / 22°10.213.22.4
Jun39° / 24°00.113.60.8
Jul39° / 25°0013.50.9
Aug39° / 25°0012.91.0
Sep37° / 22°00.112.22.2
Oct32° / 17°00.111.45.7
Nov25° / 11°00.110.79.0
Dec19° / 10.210.48.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Murzuk 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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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 (%)
19910
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Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 7:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:337:30
213.06:327:31
313.06:317:31
413.06:307:32
513.06:307:33
613.16:297:33
713.16:287:34
813.16:277:34
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1313.26:247:37
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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 7.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Murzuk

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Murzuk?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Murzuk.

What to pack for Murzuk in May

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

In May, Murzuk sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Murzuk 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 Murzuk 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 15UV 13Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Murzuk 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 Murzuk is worst in April — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (November, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 2098 µg/m³Nov 2333 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr100Unhealthy
May92Unhealthy
Jun73Unhealthy
Jul58Unhealthy
Aug55Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Murzuk?

Murzuk sits at 25.9°N, 13.9°E, 449 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Wādī 'Utbah, 41 km away.

Al GhurayfahSabhaAl JadīdUbariBrakHūnMizdah

Topography around Murzuk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Murzuk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 448 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m.

The land around Murzuk is covered by bare terrain (76%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
279 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Wādī 'Utbah 41 km · Al Ghurayfah 113 km · Sabha 135 km · Al Jadīd 135 km · Ubari 136 km · Brak 185 km · Hūn 409 km · Mizdah 622 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 Murzuk (25.9155°, 13.9184°, elevation 449 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).