Al Bahah weather in May

In May, Al Bahah sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 51 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Al Bahah's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Bahah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:42 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
32%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Al Bahah is city in Saudi Arabia.

Founded
1600

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 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al Bahah reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Al Bahah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 4 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
4
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.

Al Bahah weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 12°426.210.97.6
Feb23° / 14°223.611.38.5
Mar25° / 16°356.611.98.1
Apr28° / 19°439.712.46.7
May31° / 21°511512.94.4
Jun33° / 23°319.213.23.7
Jul32° / 24°379.713.14.1
Aug31° / 23°1482012.73.5
Sep31° / 21°13019.512.13.8
Oct28° / 18°3810.311.56.6
Nov25° / 15°174.811.18.3
Dec23° / 13°213.910.88.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
28911
38911
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Bahah gets around 51 mm of rain over 15 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 48% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
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538
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840
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1550
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3151

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1563770
2573670
3573670
4573670
5583570
6583570
7573580
8573580
9573580
10553591
11553591
125336101
135236111
145136121
155036132
164935142
174835152
184735172
194634182
204533192
214533202
224532212
234531222
244530232
254629232
264628232
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:506:33
212.75:496:33
312.85:486:34
412.85:486:34
512.85:476:34
612.85:476:35
712.85:466:35
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912.85:456:36
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1312.95:436:38
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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 7.04 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al Bahah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Bahah's rainy season runs August–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Al Bahah sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Al Bahah?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Al Bahah for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Bahah in May

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

In May, Al Bahah sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Al Bahah 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 Al Bahah peaks around April 10 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighApr 10UV 12Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Al Bahah 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 Al Bahah is worst in September — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 2280 µg/m³Jul 1965 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr78Unhealthy
May76Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug69Unhealthy
Sep81Unhealthy
Oct76Unhealthy
Nov74Unhealthy
Dec80Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Bahah?

Al Bahah sits at 20.0°N, 41.5°E, 2,176 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Baljurashi, 19 km away.

Al LīthBariqTurabah

Topography around Al Bahah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Bahah has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m around an average of 2,134 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,016 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,544 m.

The land around Al Bahah is covered by shrubs (34%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (48%), shrubs (23%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,016 m
16 km
2,016 m
80 km
2,544 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Baljurashi 19 km · Sabt Alalayah 71 km · Al ‘Aqīq 71 km · An Nimas 118 km · Qal‘at Bīshah 119 km · Al Līth 126 km · Bariq 130 km · Turabah 135 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 Al Bahah (20.0129°, 41.4677°, elevation 2,176 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).