Climate averages 1991–2020
Khamis Mushait weather
in May.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Khamis Mushait: daytime highs average 28.6°C and nights cool to about 18.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 46 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 59 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Abha (26 km away). In May its highs average 25.2°C, 3.4°C cooler than Khamis Mushait, with 97 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Khamis Mushait ranks 31st of 35 for the warmest May highs and 33rd of 35 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 35 cities is 34.8°C; Khamis Mushait is 6.2°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 2.6°C to 31.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 46 mm to 26 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
Khamis Mushait climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.7°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 24 | 4.2 | 11.211 h |
| February | 22.6°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 17 | 3.6 | 11.512 h |
| March | 24.0°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 40 | 9.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 58 | 10.9 | 12.513 h |
| May, selected | 28.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 46 | 11.4 | 13.013 h |
| June | 31.2°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 26 | 7.6 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.3°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 61 | 13.5 | 13.113 h |
| August | 29.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 114 | 23.4 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 35 | 10.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 26.5°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 7.9 | 1.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 23.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 8.4 | 2.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 21.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 5.9 | 1.3 | 11.111 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
- Abha in MaySaudi Arabia · 26 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.6°C · 97 mm rain
- Bariq in MaySaudi Arabia · 110 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 26.8°C · 31 mm rain
- Şabyā in MaySaudi Arabia · 128 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 28.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Jizan in MaySaudi Arabia · 158 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 28.9°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in MaySaudi Arabia · 163 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 17.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Najrān in MaySaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 20.5°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Bīshah in MaySaudi Arabia · 190 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 20.6°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Al Bahah in MaySaudi Arabia · 232 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.5°C · 51 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 Khamis Mushait) is explained once on the Khamis Mushait year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.