Laylá weather in May

In May, Laylá sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 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 38°C in the first days to 42°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Laylá's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laylá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:17 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
16%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Laylá is town in central 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 38°C in the first days to 42°C by the end.

A typical May day in Laylá reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°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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284227
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314227

How May really feels in Laylá

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
23 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.

Laylá 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
Jan22° / 10°41.110.88.8
Feb25° / 12°30.811.29.2
Mar30° / 16°61.111.86.8
Apr35° / 21°71.512.53.3
May40° / 26°10.313.10.4
Jun43° / 27°0013.30.0
Jul44° / 29°0013.20.0
Aug43° / 29°0012.80.0
Sep40° / 25°0012.10.3
Oct35° / 20°00.111.53.4
Nov28° / 15°30.710.97.7
Dec24° / 11°30.710.79.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28713
38812
48911
58911
68911
78911
89010
99010
109010
11919
12928
13928
14937
15937
16937
17946
18946
19946
20946
21955
22955
23955
24955
25955
26964
27964
28964
29964
30964
31964

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Laylá 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 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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24
34
43
53
63
72
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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 (%)
191522
292422
392422
492422
593322
694321
794321
896211
996211
1096211
1196211
1298110
1398110
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2299100
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2599100
2699100
2799100
2899100
2999100
3099100
3199100

Wind in May

Winds average 13 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:266:15
212.85:256:15
312.85:256:16
412.95:246:16
512.95:236:16
612.95:236:17
712.95:226:17
812.95:216:18
913.05:216:18
1013.05:206:19
1113.05:206:19
1213.05:196:19
1313.05:196:20
1413.05:186:20
1513.05:186:21
1613.15:176:21
1713.15:176:22
1813.15:176:22
1913.15:166:23
2013.15:166:23
2113.15:156:24
2213.15:156:24
2313.25:156:25
2413.25:146:25
2513.25:146:25
2613.25:146:26
2713.25:146:26
2813.25:136:27
2913.25:136:27
3013.25:136:28
3113.35:136:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.71 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.6Intense
107.7Intense
117.7Intense
127.7Intense
137.7Intense
147.7Intense
157.7Intense
167.7Intense
177.7Intense
187.8Intense
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277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Laylá

In seasonPeak

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

Laylá 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 Laylá?

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

0.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Laylá.

What to pack for Laylá in May

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

In May, Laylá sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Laylá 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 Laylá peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 15UV 11Dec 15UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Laylá 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 Laylá is worst in March — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 41 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorMar 2094 µg/m³Oct 1442 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar96Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May79Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep47Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov53Poor
Dec55Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Laylá?

Laylá sits at 22.3°N, 46.7°E, 541 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm, 135 km away.

Ḥawṭah Banī TamīmAd DilamAl KharjAs Sulayyil‘IrqahRiyadhAd Dir‘īyahAd Dawādimī

Topography around Laylá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laylá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 540 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 701 m.

The land around Laylá is covered by bare terrain (64%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
90 m
80 km
701 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm 135 km · Ad Dilam 194 km · Al Kharj 216 km · As Sulayyil 236 km · ‘Irqah 266 km · Riyadh 266 km · Ad Dir‘īyah 274 km · Ad Dawādimī 342 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 Laylá (22.2921°, 46.7238°, elevation 541 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).