Ubari weather in May

In May, Ubari sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 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 71% 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 Ubari's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ubari's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:26 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
27%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Ubari 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 34°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ubari reaches about 36°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 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 Ubari

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.

Ubari 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° / 30.610.57.9
Feb21° / 10.411.18.7
Mar26° / 12°10.411.88.8
Apr32° / 18°00.112.65.4
May36° / 22°10.313.32.7
Jun39° / 25°10.413.60.9
Jul39° / 25°0013.51.0
Aug38° / 25°0012.91.1
Sep37° / 23°0012.22.2
Oct31° / 18°20.311.45.8
Nov25° / 11°10.110.79.0
Dec19° / 10.410.48.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 18%.

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

Any precipitation

Ubari gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 2% 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 (%)
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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
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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 6:36 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:367:36
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313.06:357:37
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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 7.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.45 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 Ubari

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ubari?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ubari in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ubari 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 Ubari peaks around June 19 at about 12 (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 highVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 19UV 12Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar7High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Ubari 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 Ubari is worst in April — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 28 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 2086 µg/m³Nov 2228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb46Poor
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May82Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov28Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ubari?

Ubari sits at 26.6°N, 12.8°E, 468 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Al Ghurayfah, 25 km away.

Wādī 'UtbahMurzukAl JadīdSabhaBrakHūnMizdah

Topography around Ubari

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ubari has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 468 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m.

The land around Ubari is covered by bare terrain (77%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
226 m
16 km
267 m
80 km
498 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Al Ghurayfah 25 km · Wādī 'Utbah 95 km · Murzuk 136 km · Al Jadīd 169 km · Sabha 171 km · Brak 183 km · Hūn 420 km · Mizdah 541 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 Ubari (26.5903°, 12.7751°, elevation 468 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).