Al Mithnab weather in May

In May, Al Mithnab sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 Al Mithnab's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Mithnab's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:22 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
26%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

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 40°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al Mithnab reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°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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23622
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43622
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How May really feels in Al Mithnab

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
11 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.

Al Mithnab 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
Jan20° / 183.110.67.8
Feb23° / 10°91.611.18.8
Mar27° / 14°17311.87.9
Apr32° / 19°173.212.64.7
May38° / 24°30.413.21.3
Jun41° / 26°0013.60.0
Jul42° / 27°0013.50.0
Aug43° / 28°0012.90.0
Sep40° / 25°0012.20.3
Oct35° / 20°20.411.43.6
Nov27° / 15°283.610.77.8
Dec21° / 10°132.710.48.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28020
38020
48020
58119
68119
78119
88119
98218
108218
118218
128218
138218
148317
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208614
218713
228713
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248812
258911
269010
27919
28919
29928
30937
31946

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Mithnab gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
36
46
55
65
74
83
93
103
112
122
132
142
151
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171
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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 (%)Muggy (%)
192431
292431
393421
494321
594321
694321
795311
895311
995311
1095311
1196310
1296310
1397300
1498200
1598200
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2099100
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Wind in May

Winds average 15 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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2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 5:32 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:326:29
213.05:316:30
313.05:306:30
413.05:296:31
513.05:286:31
613.15:286:32
713.15:276:32
813.15:266:33
913.15:266:33
1013.15:256:34
1113.25:246:34
1213.25:246:35
1313.25:236:36
1413.25:236:36
1513.25:226:37
1613.35:226:37
1713.35:216:38
1813.35:216:38
1913.35:206:39
2013.35:206:39
2113.35:196:40
2213.45:196:40
2313.45:186:41
2413.45:186:41
2513.45:186:42
2613.45:176:42
2713.45:176:43
2813.45:176:44
2913.55:166:44
3013.55:166:45
3113.55:166:45

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 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 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
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.6Intense
117.6Intense
127.6Intense
137.6Intense
147.6Intense
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167.7Intense
177.7Intense
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277.8Intense
287.8Intense
297.8Intense
307.8Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al Mithnab

In seasonPeak

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

Al Mithnab 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 Al Mithnab?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Mithnab.

What to pack for Al Mithnab in May

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

In May, Al Mithnab sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Mithnab 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 Al Mithnab peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 17UV 12Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Al Mithnab 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 Mithnab is worst in March — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 36 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorMar 2076 µg/m³Oct 1236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr71Unhealthy
May68Unhealthy
Jun47Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov45Poor
Dec52Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Mithnab?

Al Mithnab sits at 25.9°N, 44.2°E, 632 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Unaizah, 35 km away.

Topography around Al Mithnab

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Mithnab has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 634 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m.

The land around Al Mithnab is covered by bare terrain (51%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (88%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
177 m
80 km
342 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Unaizah 35 km · Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 51 km · Buraydah 57 km · Al Khabrā’ 64 km · Al Bukayrīyah 64 km · Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 71 km · Ar Rass 73 km · Az Zulfī 77 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 Mithnab (25.8601°, 44.2223°, elevation 632 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).