Turubah weather in May

In May, Turubah sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 38°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 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Turubah's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turubah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:23 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
25%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical May day in Turubah reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Turubah

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
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.

Turubah weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 122.210.46.7
Feb19° / 91.7117.9
Mar24° / 12°122.211.88.7
Apr30° / 17°112.212.76.6
May36° / 22°20.513.42.9
Jun39° / 25°0013.80.4
Jul41° / 27°0013.60.0
Aug41° / 27°00130.0
Sep39° / 24°0012.21.0
Oct33° / 19°30.411.34.8
Nov24° / 12°21410.68.1
Dec18° / 112.510.27.4

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 12% 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 (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58218
68218
78218
88218
98317
108317
118317
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279010
28919
29928
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Turubah gets around 2 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 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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24
34
44
53
63
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29730
39730
49730
59730
69730
79730
89721
99721
109721
119721
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139721
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209901
219901
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2910000
3010000
3110000

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
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915light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 36 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 5:34 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:346:37
213.15:336:38
313.15:326:39
413.15:316:39
513.25:306:40
613.25:296:40
713.25:296:41
813.25:286:42
913.35:276:42
1013.35:266:43
1113.35:266:44
1213.35:256:44
1313.35:246:45
1413.45:246:45
1513.45:236:46
1613.45:236:47
1713.45:226:47
1813.45:216:48
1913.55:216:48
2013.55:206:49
2113.55:206:50
2213.55:196:50
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2413.55:196:51
2513.65:186:52
2613.65:186:52
2713.65:176:53
2813.65:176:53
2913.65:176:54
3013.65:176:55
3113.65:166:55

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
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47.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Turubah

In seasonPeak

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

Turubah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Turubah?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Turubah. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Turubah in May

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

In May, Turubah sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Turubah 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 Turubah peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Turubah 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 Turubah is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 46 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMar 2278 µg/m³Sep 1146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May75Unhealthy
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul48Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct53Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Turubah?

Turubah sits at 28.3°N, 42.9°E, 689 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Baq‘ā’, 66 km away.

Ha'il‘Uyūn al Jiwā’BuraydahAl BukayrīyahRiyāḑ al Khabrā’Al Khabrā’King Khalid Military City

Topography around Turubah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turubah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 702 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m.

The land around Turubah is covered by bare terrain (90%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
272 m
croplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Baq‘ā’ 66 km · Ha'il 146 km · ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 208 km · Buraydah 239 km · Al Bukayrīyah 247 km · Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 252 km · Al Khabrā’ 253 km · King Khalid Military City 261 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 Turubah (28.2585°, 42.9246°, elevation 689 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).