Al Ḩazm weather in May

In May, Al Ḩazm sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Al Ḩazm's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ḩazm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:35 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
30%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Al Ḩazm is human settlement in Yemen.

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 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al Ḩazm reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°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 Ḩazm

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.

Al Ḩazm weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 11°10.211.19.2
Feb28° / 13°10.411.58.3
Mar31° / 17°30.811.96.2
Apr33° / 19°61.512.44.7
May35° / 21°30.812.73.0
Jun37° / 22°20.212.91.8
Jul37° / 23°51.912.91.7
Aug37° / 23°103.612.51.8
Sep35° / 20°00.112.13.1
Oct31° / 17°20.411.66.4
Nov27° / 14°0011.28.8
Dec25° / 11°0011.19.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38317
48317
58317
68317
78317
88416
98416
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Ḩazm gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
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93
102
112
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312

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189101
289101
390100
489101
59091
69091
79091
89091
99181
109181
119181
129271
139271
149361
159361
169451
179451
189541
199442
209442
219442
229442
239442
249442
259442
269442
279442
289442
299442
309442
319442

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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269calm
279calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:416:15
212.65:406:16
312.65:406:16
412.65:396:16
512.65:396:16
612.65:386:17
712.65:386:17
812.75:386:17
912.75:376:18
1012.75:376:18
1112.75:366:18
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1312.75:366:19
1412.75:356:19
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1612.85:356:20
1712.85:346:20
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2012.85:336:21
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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 7.39 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
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127.4Intense
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297.3Intense
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317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al Ḩazm

In seasonPeak

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

Al Ḩazm sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Al Ḩazm?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Ḩazm in May

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

In May, Al Ḩazm sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Ḩazm in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (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 Ḩazm peaks around April 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 14UV 15Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Al Ḩazm 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 Ḩazm is worst in February — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateFeb 1856 µg/m³Oct 2425 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar52Poor
Apr48Poor
May43Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep35Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Ḩazm?

Al Ḩazm sits at 16.2°N, 44.8°E, 1,116 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Ma'rib, 98 km away.

Ma'rib‘AmrānSaḩarSanaaSayyānḨajjahSa'dahNajran

Topography around Al Ḩazm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Ḩazm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 1,106 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,155 m.

The land around Al Ḩazm is covered by bare terrain (51%) and cropland (47%) within 3 km, bare terrain (92%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
788 m
80 km
2,155 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ma'rib 98 km · ‘Amrān 105 km · Saḩar 107 km · Sanaa 109 km · Sayyān 121 km · Ḩajjah 136 km · Sa'dah 138 km · Najran 163 km

Yemen travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / D / G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 7% of US
price level, 2013
GDP per capita
$634
2018
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 402
Religion
Muslim 99%other 1%

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 Ḩazm (16.1641°, 44.7769°, elevation 1,116 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).