Qaşr Khiyār weather in May

In May, Qaşr Khiyār sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Qaşr Khiyār's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qaşr Khiyār's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:11 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
29%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Qaşr Khiyār reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°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 Qaşr Khiyār

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.

Qaşr Khiyār weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 10°326.410.16.1
Feb18° / 11°27510.86.7
Mar20° / 12°203.811.87.6
Apr23° / 15°112.212.88.6
May27° / 18°50.913.78.5
Jun30° / 21°10.414.17.0
Jul32° / 23°00.113.95.9
Aug32° / 24°10.513.25.4
Sep31° / 23°102.212.25.9
Oct28° / 20°214.111.27.3
Nov23° / 16°224.610.37.9
Dec18° / 12°296.19.96.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28218
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Qaşr Khiyār gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1573940
2544150
3524260
4514270
5494380
6474490
74544100
84445120
94245130
104046140
113946151
123746161
133646171
143546181
153446191
163346211
173145222
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192944252
202744272
212643282
222443303
232342323
242142344
251941354
261841374
271640395
281539415
291338436
301238446
311137457

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
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516light breeze
616light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours 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 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 8:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:247:40
213.36:237:41
313.36:227:42
413.46:217:42
513.46:207:43
613.46:197:44
713.46:187:45
813.56:177:45
913.56:167:46
1013.56:157:47
1113.66:147:47
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1313.66:137:49
1413.66:127:50
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1813.76:097:53
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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 7.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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297.2Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Qaşr Khiyār

In seasonPeak

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

Qaşr Khiyār sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

Dust
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is May a good time to visit Qaşr Khiyār?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Qaşr Khiyār for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Qaşr Khiyār in May

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

In May, Qaşr Khiyār sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Qaşr Khiyār in May

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in March near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 25 to Dec 12 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Qaşr Khiyār 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 Qaşr Khiyār peaks around June 20 at about 10 (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 — in 10 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Qaşr Khiyār 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 Qaşr Khiyār is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateApr 938 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb35Poor
Mar37Poor
Apr38Poor
May28Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qaşr Khiyār?

Qaşr Khiyār sits at 32.7°N, 13.8°E, 108 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Al-'Alūaṣ, 11 km away.

Topography around Qaşr Khiyār

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qaşr Khiyār has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 773 m.

The land around Qaşr Khiyār is covered by grassland (41%) and cropland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) within 16 km, and water (33%), grassland (25%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
414 m
80 km
773 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Al-'Alūaṣ 11 km · Qaşr al Qarabūllī 13 km · Msalātah 22 km · Tarhuna 35 km · Al Khums 39 km · Tājūrā’ 51 km · Qaşr Bin Ghashīr 62 km · Tripoli 65 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 Qaşr Khiyār (32.6968°, 13.8463°, elevation 108 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).