Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Bahah weather
in May.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Al Bahah: daytime highs average 27.1°C and nights cool to about 17.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 51 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 04 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sabt Alalayah (71 km away). In May its highs average 28.5°C, 1.4°C warmer than Al Bahah, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Bahah ranks joint 33rd of 35 for the warmest May highs and 34th of 35 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 35 cities is 34.8°C; Al Bahah is 7.8°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 51 mm to 31 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
Al Bahah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.7°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 42 | 6.2 | 11.111 h |
| February | 19.7°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 22 | 3.6 | 11.511 h |
| March | 21.6°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 35 | 6.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.1°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 42 | 9.7 | 12.613 h |
| May, selected | 27.1°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 51 | 14.9 | 13.113 h |
| June | 29.5°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 31 | 9.2 | 13.313 h |
| July | 28.6°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 37 | 9.7 | 13.213 h |
| August | 27.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 148 | 20.0 | 12.813 h |
| September | 27.0°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 130 | 19.4 | 12.312 h |
| October | 24.1°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 38 | 10.3 | 11.712 h |
| November | 21.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 17 | 4.8 | 11.211 h |
| December | 19.0°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 21 | 3.9 | 10.911 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
- Sabt Alalayah in MaySaudi Arabia · 71 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 17.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Bīshah in MaySaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 20.6°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Al Līth in MaySaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 27.3°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Bariq in MaySaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 26.8°C · 31 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in MaySaudi Arabia · 168 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 16.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Ta’if in MaySaudi Arabia · 178 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 21.4°C · 25 mm rain
- Abha in MaySaudi Arabia · 228 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.6°C · 97 mm rain
- Makkah in MaySaudi Arabia · 232 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 24.6°C · 6.3 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 Al Bahah) is explained once on the Al Bahah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.