Climate averages 1991–2020
‘Ibrī weather
in May.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in ‘Ibrī: daytime highs average 40.2°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes May a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 15 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rustaq (95 km away). In May its highs average 40.9°C, 0.7°C warmer than ‘Ibrī, with 2.3 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, ‘Ibrī ranks joint 3rd of 12 for the warmest May highs and 6th of 12 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 12 cities is 38.7°C; ‘Ibrī is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 2.3°C to 42.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.1 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
‘Ibrī climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.5°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 6.1 | 1.1 | 10.911 h |
| February | 27.1°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 4.0 | 0.8 | 11.411 h |
| March | 30.7°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 14 | 1.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.7°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 8.9 | 1.1 | 12.713 h |
| May, selected | 40.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 1.1 | 0.4 | 13.213 h |
| June | 42.5°C27.1°C | 27.1°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.514 h |
| July | 42.4°C28.6°C | 28.6°C | 5.7 | 0.9 | 13.413 h |
| August | 41.7°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 2.8 | 0.9 | 12.913 h |
| September | 39.4°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 35.7°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 30.2°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 2.6 | 0.2 | 11.011 h |
| December | 26.5°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 5.0 | 0.5 | 10.711 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Rustaq in MayOman · 95 kmHigh 40.9°C · Low 28.7°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Nizwá in MayOman · 109 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 25.9°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Şaḩam in MayOman · 112 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 26.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- As Suwayq in MayOman · 117 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 26.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Sohar in MayOman · 126 kmHigh 39.5°C · Low 26.3°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Al Ain City in MayUnited Arab Emirates · 132 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 25.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Al Buraymī in MayOman · 136 kmHigh 40.3°C · Low 25.2°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Samā’il in MayOman · 147 kmHigh 40.2°C · Low 28.0°C · 4.7 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for ‘Ibrī) is explained once on the ‘Ibrī year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.