Yafran weather in May

In May, Yafran sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.4 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 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 Yafran's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yafran's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:17 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
31%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Yafran is human settlement 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 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yafran reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 36°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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303119
313119

How May really feels in Yafran

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.

Yafran 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
Jan14° / 214.310.15.1
Feb16° / 233.910.85.9
Mar20° / 10°193.511.87.6
Apr25° / 13°10212.88.6
May29° / 17°71.413.67.2
Jun33° / 21°20.614.14.8
Jul35° / 23°0013.93.8
Aug34° / 23°20.413.23.8
Sep32° / 21°92.312.25.3
Oct27° / 17°183.111.27.8
Nov21° / 12°122.410.48.0
Dec16° / 173.99.95.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
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58020
68020
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317921

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yafran gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
65
75
85
95
104
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144
154
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184
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214
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304
314

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49730
59640
69640
79640
89550
99550
109550
119460
129460
139370
149370
159370
169181
179091
189091
1989101
2089101
2188111
2288111
2387121
2487121
2585132
2685132
2784142
2884142
2984142
3084142
3182153

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light 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 6:30 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 8:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:307:44
213.36:297:45
313.36:287:46
413.36:277:47
513.46:267:47
613.46:257:48
713.46:247:49
813.46:237:49
913.56:227:50
1013.56:227:51
1113.56:217:52
1213.56:207:52
1313.66:197:53
1413.66:197:54
1513.66:187:54
1613.66:177:55
1713.76:167:56
1813.76:167:57
1913.76:157:57
2013.76:157:58
2113.76:147:59
2213.86:137:59
2313.86:138:00
2413.86:128:01
2513.86:128:01
2613.86:118:02
2713.96:118:03
2813.96:118:03
2913.96:108:04
3013.96:108:04
3113.96:108:05

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 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 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
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
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277.3Intense
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297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Yafran

In seasonPeak

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

Yafran 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 Yafran?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yafran in May

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

In May, Yafran sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yafran 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 Yafran peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 19UV 11Dec 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Yafran 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 Yafran is worst in April — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorApr 1464 µg/m³Aug 1129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Yafran?

Yafran sits at 32.1°N, 12.5°E, 681 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Ar Rayāyinah, 17 km away.

Topography around Yafran

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yafran has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m around an average of 581 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 647 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 952 m.

The land around Yafran is covered by grassland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and bare terrain (43%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (71%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
451 m
16 km
647 m
80 km
952 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ar Rayāyinah 17 km · Zintan 30 km · Al Aşābi‘ah 32 km · Gharyan 48 km · Al Qawāsim 52 km · Al ‘Azīzīyah 69 km · An Nāşirīyah 71 km · Az Zahrā’ 76 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 Yafran (32.0633°, 12.5286°, elevation 681 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).