Jeddah weather in May

In May, Jeddah sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Jeddah's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jeddah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
27°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:49 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
12%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Jeddah is city in Saudi Arabia.

Density
2,936/km²
people per km²

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 33°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Jeddah reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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

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.

Jeddah weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 21°24310.88.2
Feb27° / 21°20.711.38.6
Mar29° / 22°40.711.87.5
Apr31° / 25°40.512.55.9
May34° / 27°10.3134.4
Jun35° / 28°0013.33.8
Jul35° / 29°0013.23.2
Aug35° / 30°0012.73.3
Sep34° / 29°0012.13.8
Oct33° / 27°30.411.54.6
Nov31° / 25°262.4116.1
Dec28° / 23°142.610.77.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19928
20928
21937
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23946
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25946
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27955
28964
29964
30964
31973

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jeddah gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1161838352
2151838353
3151838353
4141838353
5141838353
6141939353
7131939353
8131939354
9131939344
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21121339424
22121239434
23121139443
24111039463
25111038473
2601938483
2701938493
2801837504
2901837504
3001736524
3101735534

Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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
616light breeze
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916light breeze
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3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 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 5:57 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:576:44
212.85:566:44
312.85:566:45
412.85:556:45
512.85:556:45
612.95:546:46
712.95:536:46
812.95:536:47
912.95:526:47
1012.95:526:48
1112.95:516:48
1213.05:516:48
1313.05:506:49
1413.05:506:49
1513.05:496:50
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1713.05:486:51
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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 7.46 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.5Intense
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297.5Intense
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317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Jeddah

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Jeddah?

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
8.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jeddah in May

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

In May, Jeddah sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Jeddah in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 31°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Jeddah in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jeddah peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 12UV 11Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Jeddah 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 Jeddah is worst in January — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2238 µg/m³Nov 924 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb35Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr37Poor
May30Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jeddah?

Jeddah sits at 21.5°N, 39.2°E, 7 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al Jumūm, 55 km away.

Ash ShafāTa'ifRābighAl Līth

Topography around Jeddah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jeddah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 934 m.

The land around Jeddah is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (39%), water (34%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
246 m
80 km
934 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Al Jumūm 55 km · Mecca 67 km · Khulayş 75 km · Thuwal 88 km · Ash Shafā 126 km · Ta'if 130 km · Rābigh 146 km · Al Līth 187 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 Jeddah (21.4901°, 39.1862°, elevation 7 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).