Sabt Alalayah weather in May

In May, Sabt Alalayah sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 37 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sabt Alalayah's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabt Alalayah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:41 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
33%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sabt Alalayah reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Sabt Alalayah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 11 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
11
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.

Sabt Alalayah weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 12°324.9118.0
Feb24° / 14°17311.38.7
Mar26° / 16°245.111.98.2
Apr29° / 18°287.112.46.7
May32° / 21°3711.812.94.4
Jun34° / 23°196.513.23.6
Jul32° / 23°217.313.14.1
Aug32° / 22°5314.612.73.8
Sep32° / 21°4611.812.14.2
Oct29° / 18°154.911.57.0
Nov25° / 15°7211.18.8
Dec23° / 13°102.210.88.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. 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

Sabt Alalayah gets around 37 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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531
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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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1702640
2702640
3692650
4692650
5692650
6692650
7692650
8672760
9672760
10662860
11652870
12632980
13622981
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 06 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 5:48 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:486:30
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312.75:476:31
412.85:466:32
512.85:466:32
612.85:456:32
712.85:456:33
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1012.85:436:34
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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 7.07 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
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277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sabt Alalayah

In seasonPeak

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

Sabt Alalayah sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Sabt Alalayah?

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
6.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sabt Alalayah in May

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

In May, Sabt Alalayah sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Sabt Alalayah 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 Sabt Alalayah peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Sabt Alalayah 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 Sabt Alalayah is worst in February — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyPoorFeb 1658 µg/m³Oct 2149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May55Poor
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul53Poor
Aug56Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct49Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec56Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sabt Alalayah?

Sabt Alalayah sits at 19.6°N, 42.0°E, 2,800 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is An Nimas, 51 km away.

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Topography around Sabt Alalayah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabt Alalayah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 2,002 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,821 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,643 m.

The land around Sabt Alalayah is covered by bare terrain (62%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
1,821 m
80 km
2,643 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: An Nimas 51 km · Baljurashi 53 km · Al Bahah 71 km · Bariq 72 km · Qal‘at Bīshah 82 km · Al ‘Aqīq 132 km · Abha 162 km · Khamis Mushait 163 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 Sabt Alalayah (19.5773°, 41.9636°, elevation 2,800 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).