Thuqbah weather in May

In May, Thuqbah sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Thuqbah's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thuqbah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
27°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
4:57 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
17%
6th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Thuqbah is human settlement 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 32°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Thuqbah 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 31°C and 36°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)
13125
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How May really feels in Thuqbah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 29 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
29
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.

Thuqbah 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
Jan19° / 14°173.110.57.7
Feb21° / 15°11211.18.2
Mar24° / 18°132.111.88.7
Apr28° / 23°40.912.67.4
May34° / 27°10.113.34.2
Jun37° / 30°0013.62.1
Jul38° / 32°0013.51.2
Aug38° / 32°0012.91.2
Sep37° / 30°0012.22.5
Oct33° / 26°00.111.45.0
Nov27° / 21°131.910.78.2
Dec22° / 17°172.810.48.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48416
58416
68416
78515
88614
98713
108713
118812
128911
138911
148911
158911
169010
179010
189010
19919
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21928
22928
23928
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25937
26946
27946
28946
29946
30964
31964

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Thuqbah gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1719343540
2619343650
3618343750
4518343760
5518333870
6417333880
7417333881
8316333891
93163238101
103163238101
113153238111
123153238111
132153238121
142143238131
152143237131
162143237141
172143236141
182143236151
192143236161
202133235161
212133235171
222133135172
232133135182
242133035182
252133034183
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Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 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
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 30 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 5:07 AM to 4:51 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:076:06
213.05:066:06
313.05:056:07
413.05:056:07
513.15:046:08
613.15:036:08
713.15:036:09
813.15:026:10
913.15:016:10
1013.25:006:11
1113.25:006:11
1213.24:596:12
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1413.24:586:13
1513.34:576:13
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1713.34:566:14
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2013.44:556:16
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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 7.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.4Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Thuqbah

In seasonPeak

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

Thuqbah sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Thuqbah?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Thuqbah in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Thuqbah in May

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 34°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 14 to Jan 3 — about 9.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar20Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May27Warm
Jun30Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Thuqbah in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Thuqbah peaks around July 18 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Thuqbah 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 Thuqbah is worst in July — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 2282 µg/m³Nov 1838 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul83Unhealthy
Aug80Unhealthy
Sep58Unhealthy
Oct48Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Thuqbah?

Thuqbah sits at 26.3°N, 50.2°E, 9 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Khobar, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Thuqbah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thuqbah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m.

The land around Thuqbah is covered by artificial surfaces (44%), bare terrain (33%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (47%) and bare terrain (33%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and bare terrain (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
186 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Khobar 2.0 km · Dhahran 10 km · Dammam 22 km · Sayhāt 29 km · ‘Inak 34 km · Hamad Town 34 km · Jidd Ḩafş 35 km · Isa Town 36 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 Thuqbah (26.2602°, 50.2049°, elevation 9 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).