Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm weather in May

In May, Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 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 37°C in the first days to 41°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:15 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
19%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 41°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 42°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 Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm

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
18 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.

Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm 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° / 61.510.78.5
Feb24° / 12°51.111.29.1
Mar28° / 16°81.811.87.5
Apr34° / 21°91.912.54.0
May39° / 26°10.113.10.7
Jun42° / 28°0013.40.0
Jul43° / 29°0013.30.0
Aug43° / 29°0012.80.0
Sep40° / 26°0012.10.4
Oct35° / 20°10.111.43.8
Nov28° / 15°60.810.98.1
Dec22° / 11°5110.68.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28614
38713
48713
58713
68812
78911
88911
99010
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119010
129010
13919
14919
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23937
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25946
26946
27946
28955
29964
30964
31964

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193421
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393421
494321
594321
695320
797210
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997210
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Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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913light breeze
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3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 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 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:246:16
212.95:236:16
312.95:226:16
412.95:226:17
512.95:216:17
613.05:206:18
713.05:206:18
813.05:196:19
913.05:196:19
1013.05:186:20
1113.05:176:20
1213.15:176:21
1313.15:166:21
1413.15:166:22
1513.15:156:22
1613.15:156:23
1713.15:146:23
1813.25:146:24
1913.25:146:24
2013.25:136:25
2113.25:136:25
2213.25:126:26
2313.25:126:26
2413.25:126:26
2513.35:116:27
2613.35:116:27
2713.35:116:28
2813.35:116:28
2913.35:106:29
3013.35:106:29
3113.35:106:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.67 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.6Intense
107.6Intense
117.6Intense
127.6Intense
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277.7Intense
287.8Intense
297.8Intense
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317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm

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

Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm.

What to pack for Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm in May

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

In May, Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm 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 Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm peaks around July 18 at about 11 (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 18UV 11Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm 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 Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm is worst in March — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorMar 2189 µg/m³Oct 1544 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar90Unhealthy
Apr85Unhealthy
May79Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov52Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm?

Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm sits at 23.5°N, 46.9°E, 648 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ad Dilam, 62 km away.

Riyadh‘IrqahLayláAd Dir‘īyahRumāḩShaqra

Topography around Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 596 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 741 m.

The land around Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm is covered by bare terrain (70%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
269 m
80 km
741 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ad Dilam 62 km · Al Kharj 87 km · Riyadh 133 km · ‘Irqah 134 km · Laylá 135 km · Ad Dir‘īyah 144 km · Rumāḩ 232 km · Shaqra 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 Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm (23.496°, 46.878°, elevation 648 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).