Khamis Mushait weather in May

In May, Khamis Mushait sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 46 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Khamis Mushait's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khamis Mushait's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:40 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
40%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Khamis Mushait is city in Saudi Arabia.

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 26°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Khamis Mushait reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Khamis Mushait weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 10°244.2117.8
Feb22° / 12°173.511.48.2
Mar23° / 13°409.111.97.7
Apr25° / 15°5810.912.47.1
May28° / 17°4611.512.86.3
Jun30° / 19°267.613.15.5
Jul29° / 20°6113.6135.0
Aug28° / 19°11423.412.64.2
Sep28° / 17°3510.312.16.4
Oct26° / 14°81.511.68.9
Nov23° / 12°82.311.18.8
Dec21° / 10°61.310.98.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Khamis Mushait gets around 46 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3030
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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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:476:26
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312.75:456:27
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512.75:446:27
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912.85:426:29
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2012.95:386:33
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2412.95:376:34
2513.05:376:34
2613.05:376:35
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2813.05:376:36
2913.05:366:36
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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 6.93 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 6.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Khamis Mushait

In seasonPeak

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

Khamis Mushait sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Khamis Mushait?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khamis Mushait in May

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

In May, Khamis Mushait sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Khamis Mushait 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 Khamis Mushait peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Khamis Mushait 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 Khamis Mushait is worst in July — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1248 µg/m³Dec 1125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khamis Mushait?

Khamis Mushait sits at 18.3°N, 42.7°E, 1,998 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Abha, 26 km away.

Fayfā’ŞabyāḐamadAbū ‘Arīsh

Topography around Khamis Mushait

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khamis Mushait has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 2,006 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,916 m.

The land around Khamis Mushait is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (80%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
410 m
80 km
2,916 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Abha 26 km · Sarāt ‘Abīdah 48 km · Bariq 110 km · An Nimas 114 km · Fayfā’ 121 km · Şabyā 128 km · Ḑamad 133 km · Abū ‘Arīsh 148 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 Khamis Mushait (18.3°, 42.7333°, elevation 1,998 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).