Wādī 'Utbah weather in May

In May, Wādī 'Utbah sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.3 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 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 Wādī 'Utbah's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wādī 'Utbah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:24 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
25%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

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 37°C by the end.

A typical May day in Wādī 'Utbah reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 Wādī 'Utbah

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.

Wādī 'Utbah 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° / 20.410.57.8
Feb21° / 10.411.18.7
Mar26° / 11°20.311.88.9
Apr32° / 17°00.112.65.4
May36° / 21°10.213.32.7
Jun39° / 24°00.113.61.0
Jul38° / 24°0013.51.2
Aug38° / 24°0012.91.3
Sep37° / 22°0012.22.4
Oct31° / 17°10.211.46.0
Nov24° / 10°00.110.79.0
Dec19° / 10.210.48.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% 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

Wādī 'Utbah 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 (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 16 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

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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 6:34 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 7:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:347:32
213.06:337:33
313.06:327:33
413.06:327:34
513.16:317:34
613.16:307:35
713.16:297:35
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913.16:287:36
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1213.26:267:38
1313.26:257:39
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1513.36:247:40
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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 7.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.6 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 Wādī 'Utbah

In seasonPeak

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

Wādī 'Utbah sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Wādī 'Utbah?

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 Wādī 'Utbah. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Wādī 'Utbah in May

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

In May, Wādī 'Utbah sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Wādī 'Utbah 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 Wādī 'Utbah 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
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Wādī 'Utbah 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 Wādī 'Utbah is worst in April — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (November, 31 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 2095 µg/m³Nov 2231 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb50Poor
Mar74Unhealthy
Apr97Unhealthy
May89Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul55Unhealthy
Aug52Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wādī 'Utbah?

Wādī 'Utbah sits at 26.1°N, 13.6°E, 491 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Murzuk, 41 km away.

UbariAl JadīdSabhaBrakHūnMizdah

Topography around Wādī 'Utbah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wādī 'Utbah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 463 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m.

The land around Wādī 'Utbah is covered by bare terrain (82%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
342 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Murzuk 41 km · Al Ghurayfah 72 km · Ubari 95 km · Al Jadīd 135 km · Sabha 136 km · Brak 177 km · Hūn 411 km · Mizdah 598 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 Wādī 'Utbah (26.095°, 13.5574°, elevation 491 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).