Afif weather in May

In May, Afif sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Afif's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Afif's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:30 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
26%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
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 39°C by the end.

A typical May day in Afif reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°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 Afif

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
4 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Afif weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 122.510.78.3
Feb24° / 11°51.111.29.0
Mar28° / 15°172.711.87.8
Apr32° / 19°193.512.54.8
May37° / 24°30.913.11.9
Jun40° / 27°0013.40.0
Jul41° / 27°0013.30.0
Aug41° / 28°0012.80.0
Sep39° / 25°0012.11.0
Oct33° / 20°20.411.44.6
Nov27° / 15°122.210.88.1
Dec23° / 11°81.410.68.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58515
68515
78515
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30928
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Afif gets around 3 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 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
26
36
46
55
65
75
85
95
105
114
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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19352
29352
39352
49451
59451
69451
79451
89451
99541
109640
119640
129730
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Wind in May

Winds average 16 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 24 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 5:39 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:396:32
212.95:386:32
312.95:386:33
412.95:376:33
513.05:366:34
613.05:366:34
713.05:356:35
813.05:346:35
913.05:346:36
1013.05:336:36
1113.15:336:37
1213.15:326:37
1313.15:326:38
1413.15:316:38
1513.15:306:39
1613.25:306:39
1713.25:306:40
1813.25:296:40
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2013.25:286:41
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2313.35:276:43
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2913.35:256:45
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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 7.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Afif

In seasonPeak

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

Afif sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Afif?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Afif.

What to pack for Afif in May

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

In May, Afif sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Afif in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Afif peaks around July 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highHighModerateJul 12UV 12Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Afif 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 Afif is worst in March — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (October, 50 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1596 µg/m³Oct 1150 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb90Unhealthy
Mar97Unhealthy
Apr87Unhealthy
May77Unhealthy
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep52Poor
Oct50Poor
Nov71Unhealthy
Dec84Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Afif?

Afif sits at 23.9°N, 42.9°E, 1,045 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ad Dawādimī, 164 km away.

Ad DawādimīMahd adh DhahabAr RassAl KhurmahAl Badā’i‘ al WusţáRiyāḑ al Khabrā’Al Khabrā’Al Mithnab

Topography around Afif

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Afif has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 1,042 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m.

The land around Afif is covered by bare terrain (67%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
315 m
80 km
448 m
artificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ad Dawādimī 164 km · Mahd adh Dhahab 212 km · Ar Rass 226 km · Al Khurmah 240 km · Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 245 km · Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 249 km · Al Khabrā’ 251 km · Al Mithnab 254 km

Saudi Arabia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,537
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
35.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 404

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 Afif (23.9065°, 42.9172°, elevation 1,045 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).