Al Warqaa weather in May

In May, Al Warqaa sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-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 89% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Al Warqaa's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Warqaa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:38 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
11%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Al Warqaa is community in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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 36°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al Warqaa reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 12°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 5°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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

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
19 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.

Al Warqaa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°182.710.68.8
Feb26° / 16°151.911.18.7
Mar29° / 19°20211.87.2
Apr33° / 22°60.812.64.3
May38° / 26°10.213.21.2
Jun41° / 29°0013.50.0
Jul42° / 31°30.413.40.0
Aug42° / 31°10.412.90.0
Sep39° / 28°00.212.20.5
Oct36° / 24°10.311.43.0
Nov31° / 20°30.710.86.3
Dec26° / 17°101.610.58.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% 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 (%)
18713
28713
38812
48812
58911
68911
79010
8919
9919
10928
11928
12937
13937
14937
15937
16955
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19955
20955
21964
22964
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25964
26973
27973
28982
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30982
31982

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Warqaa gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11225422110
21125422110
31025412210
41025412320
51025412320
6924402420
7924402530
8823402630
9823392640
10722392840
11721382950
12620383060
13618383260
14617373370
15516363570
16515363680
17414353790
184133439100
194123340111
203113341121
213103242131
223103142141
23292942161
24292843171
25282743191
26282642202
27282442222
28282341242
29282240253
30272139274
31272038295

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light 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 5:48 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:486:43
213.05:476:44
313.05:466:44
413.05:456:45
513.05:456:46
613.05:446:46
713.15:436:47
813.15:436:47
913.15:426:48
1013.15:416:48
1113.15:416:49
1213.25:406:49
1313.25:396:50
1413.25:396:50
1513.25:386:51
1613.25:386:51
1713.25:376:52
1813.35:376:52
1913.35:366:53
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2213.35:356:54
2313.35:356:55
2413.35:346:55
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2713.45:346:57
2813.45:336:57
2913.45:336:58
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3113.45:336:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.68 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.6Intense
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87.6Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al Warqaa

In seasonPeak

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

Al Warqaa sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Al Warqaa sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Al Warqaa?

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
4.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Warqaa.

What to pack for Al Warqaa in May

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

In May, Al Warqaa sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Al Warqaa in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 33°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May29Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul33Tropical
Aug33Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec25Warm

UV index in Al Warqaa 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 Al Warqaa peaks around June 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highHighModerateJun 13UV 10Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Al Warqaa 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 Al Warqaa is worst in July — around 92 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1991 µg/m³Dec 1037 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May77Unhealthy
Jun80Unhealthy
Jul92Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep67Unhealthy
Oct51Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Warqaa?

Al Warqaa sits at 25.2°N, 55.4°E, 29 m above sea level, in United Arab Emirates. The nearest listed city is Warīsān, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Al Warqaa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Warqaa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,086 m.

The land around Al Warqaa is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and bare terrain (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (51%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (61%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
1,086 m
treesshrubsartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Warīsān 3.0 km · International City 3.0 km · Mirdif 4.0 km · Ar Rāshidīyah 5.0 km · Al Mizhar First 7.0 km · Dubai Festival City 7.0 km · Dubai Silicon Oasis 9.0 km · Al Qusais 1 11 km

United Arab Emirates travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 63% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$50,274
2024
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
8.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 487

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 Al Warqaa (25.1927°, 55.4201°, elevation 29 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).