Climate averages 1991–2020
Bariq weather
in May.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Bariq: daytime highs average 36.9°C and nights cool to about 26.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 31 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 01 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sabt Alalayah (72 km away). In May its highs average 28.5°C, 8.4°C cooler than Bariq, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Bariq ranks 11th of 35 for the warmest May highs and 31st of 35 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 35 cities is 34.8°C; Bariq is 2.1°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 38.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 31 mm to 15 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
Bariq climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 19 | 3.7 | 11.111 h |
| February | 29.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 14 | 2.4 | 11.512 h |
| March | 31.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 21 | 5.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 29 | 7.5 | 12.613 h |
| May, selected | 36.9°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 31 | 10.3 | 13.013 h |
| June | 38.2°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 15 | 4.0 | 13.213 h |
| July | 36.8°C27.6°C | 27.6°C | 28 | 5.7 | 13.213 h |
| August | 35.3°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 90 | 15.1 | 12.813 h |
| September | 35.4°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 70 | 14.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 26 | 6.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 30.7°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 9.6 | 3.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 28.3°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 9.6 | 2.5 | 11.011 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 · 72 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 17.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Abha in MaySaudi Arabia · 100 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.6°C · 97 mm rain
- Khamis Mushait in MaySaudi Arabia · 110 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 46 mm rain
- Al Bahah in MaySaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.5°C · 51 mm rain
- Bīshah in MaySaudi Arabia · 139 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 20.6°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Şabyā in MaySaudi Arabia · 211 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 28.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Al Līth in MaySaudi Arabia · 220 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 27.3°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Jizan in MaySaudi Arabia · 236 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 28.9°C · 2.8 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 Bariq) is explained once on the Bariq year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.