Izkī weather in May

In May, Izkī sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Izkī's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Izkī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
27°
9th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:32 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
20%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Izkī is town in Ad Dakhiliyah Region, Oman.

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 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical May day in Izkī reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Izkī

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.

Izkī weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°71.210.79.1
Feb26° / 15°61.211.28.9
Mar29° / 18°202.311.87.1
Apr33° / 23°122.312.54.3
May37° / 27°51.813.11.7
Jun40° / 29°71.313.40.3
Jul39° / 29°152.913.30.6
Aug38° / 27°143.612.81.3
Sep36° / 26°10.312.12.6
Oct33° / 23°71.211.54.8
Nov28° / 18°111.410.97.8
Dec25° / 15°60.810.69.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% 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 8%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
58911
69010
79010
89010
9919
10928
11928
12928
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18928
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Izkī gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
38
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315

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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688831
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26741871
27731881
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29701992
30701992
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 18 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 5:41 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:416:31
212.95:406:32
312.95:406:32
412.95:396:33
512.95:386:33
612.95:386:34
712.95:376:34
813.05:366:34
913.05:366:35
1013.05:356:35
1113.05:356:36
1213.05:346:36
1313.15:346:37
1413.15:336:37
1513.15:336:38
1613.15:326:38
1713.15:326:39
1813.15:316:39
1913.15:316:40
2013.25:316:40
2113.25:306:41
2213.25:306:41
2313.25:296:41
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2613.25:296:43
2713.25:286:43
2813.35:286:44
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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 — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in May 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
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
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277.5Intense
287.5Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Izkī

In seasonPeak

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

Izkī sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Izkī?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Izkī.

What to pack for Izkī in May

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

In May, Izkī sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Izkī in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Izkī peaks around May 10 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 10UV 11Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Izkī 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 Izkī is worst in July — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1882 µg/m³Dec 1425 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr43Poor
May48Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul84Unhealthy
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep44Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Izkī?

Izkī sits at 22.9°N, 57.8°E, 547 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Nizwa, 24 km away.

RustaqBidbidAdamIbra

Topography around Izkī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Izkī has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 749 m around an average of 601 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,797 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,951 m.

The land around Izkī is covered by bare terrain (72%) within 3 km, bare terrain (93%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
749 m
16 km
1,797 m
80 km
2,951 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Nizwa 24 km · Samā’il 45 km · Bahla 48 km · Sufālat Samā’il 50 km · Rustaq 62 km · Bidbid 64 km · Adam 66 km · Ibra 83 km

Oman travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$19,947
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
91%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 407
Religion
Muslim 86%Christian 6%Hindu 6%other and unaffiliated 2%

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 Izkī (22.9333°, 57.7667°, elevation 547 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).