Shaqra weather in May

In May, Shaqra sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Shaqra's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shaqra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:18 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
26%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical May day in Shaqra reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°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 Shaqra

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
12 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.

Shaqra 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
Jan20° / 182.710.67.9
Feb23° / 11°81.511.18.8
Mar27° / 15°162.811.87.9
Apr33° / 20°173.512.64.5
May38° / 25°30.513.21.2
Jun41° / 27°0013.50.0
Jul42° / 28°0013.40.0
Aug42° / 28°0012.90.0
Sep40° / 25°0012.20.4
Oct34° / 20°20.211.43.8
Nov27° / 15°233.510.87.8
Dec22° / 10°122.710.58.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38119
48119
58119
68218
78218
88317
98317
108317
118317
128317
138317
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289010
29919
30928
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Shaqra gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
36
46
55
64
74
83
93
102
112
122
132
141
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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 (%)
191531
291531
391531
492431
592431
694321
794321
895320
997210
1097210
1197210
1297210
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Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 24 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 5:28 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:286:24
213.05:276:25
313.05:276:25
413.05:266:26
513.05:256:26
613.05:246:27
713.15:246:27
813.15:236:28
913.15:226:28
1013.15:226:29
1113.15:216:29
1213.25:216:30
1313.25:206:30
1413.25:206:31
1513.25:196:31
1613.25:186:32
1713.25:186:33
1813.35:176:33
1913.35:176:34
2013.35:176:34
2113.35:166:35
2213.35:166:35
2313.35:156:36
2413.45:156:36
2513.45:156:37
2613.45:146:37
2713.45:146:38
2813.45:146:38
2913.45:146:39
3013.45:136:39
3113.45:136:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.6Intense
137.6Intense
147.6Intense
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297.8Intense
307.8Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Shaqra

In seasonPeak

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

Shaqra 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 Shaqra?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shaqra.

What to pack for Shaqra in May

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

In May, Shaqra sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shaqra 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 Shaqra peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 17UV 12Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Shaqra 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 Shaqra is worst in March — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 49 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1994 µg/m³Sep 2249 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan68Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar96Unhealthy
Apr87Unhealthy
May85Unhealthy
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug56Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct50Poor
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Shaqra?

Shaqra sits at 25.2°N, 45.3°E, 715 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ad Dawādimī, 119 km away.

Al MithnabAz ZulfīAd Dir‘īyah‘IrqahUnaizahRiyadhAl Badā’i‘ al Wusţá

Topography around Shaqra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shaqra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 727 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m.

The land around Shaqra is covered by bare terrain (62%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
388 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ad Dawādimī 119 km · Al Mithnab 124 km · Az Zulfī 126 km · Ad Dir‘īyah 141 km · ‘Irqah 151 km · Unaizah 158 km · Riyadh 160 km · Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 173 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 Shaqra (25.2402°, 45.251°, elevation 715 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).