Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Līth 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 Al Līth: daytime highs average 35.8°C and nights cool to about 27.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.3 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 05 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ash Shafā (103 km away). In May its highs average 27.1°C, 8.7°C cooler than Al Līth, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Līth ranks 17th of 35 for the warmest May highs and 11th of 35 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 35 cities is 34.8°C; Al Līth is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 37.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.3 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
Al Līth climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 30 | 3.8 | 11.111 h |
| February | 29.3°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 3.6 | 0.9 | 11.511 h |
| March | 31.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 6.5 | 1.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 6.3 | 1.2 | 12.613 h |
| May, selected | 35.8°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 13.113 h |
| June | 37.4°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| July | 37.2°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.213 h |
| August | 36.7°C28.6°C | 28.6°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 12.813 h |
| September | 35.7°C28.4°C | 28.4°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.9°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 3.8 | 0.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 31.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 15 | 2.8 | 11.211 h |
| December | 29.2°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 19 | 3.4 | 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
- Ash Shafā in MaySaudi Arabia · 103 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 16.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Ta’if in MaySaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 21.4°C · 25 mm rain
- Al Bahah in MaySaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.5°C · 51 mm rain
- Makkah in MaySaudi Arabia · 150 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 24.6°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Jeddah in MaySaudi Arabia · 187 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 25.6°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in MaySaudi Arabia · 188 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 17.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Bariq in MaySaudi Arabia · 220 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 26.8°C · 31 mm rain
- Bīshah in MaySaudi Arabia · 244 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 20.6°C · 3.1 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 Līth) is explained once on the Al Līth year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.