Climate averages 1991–2020
Rābigh weather
in May.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Rābigh: daytime highs average 36.3°C and nights cool to about 24.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical May (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 13 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jeddah (146 km away). In May its highs average 33.7°C, 2.6°C cooler than Rābigh, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Rābigh ranks 15th of 35 for the warmest May highs and 2nd of 35 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 35 cities is 34.8°C; Rābigh is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 37.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays 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
Rābigh climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 14 | 2.0 | 10.911 h |
| February | 28.2°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 2.4 | 0.6 | 11.411 h |
| March | 30.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 3.4 | 0.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.3°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.9 | 0.5 | 12.713 h |
| May, selected | 36.3°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.213 h |
| June | 37.4°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.514 h |
| July | 37.7°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| August | 37.6°C27.2°C | 27.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.913 h |
| September | 37.2°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 35.9°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| November | 31.6°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 27 | 2.3 | 11.111 h |
| December | 28.6°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 13 | 1.6 | 10.811 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
- Jeddah in MaySaudi Arabia · 146 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 25.6°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Makkah in MaySaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 24.6°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Yanbu in MaySaudi Arabia · 175 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 24.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Madinah in MaySaudi Arabia · 195 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 23.3°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Ta’if in MaySaudi Arabia · 222 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 21.4°C · 25 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in MaySaudi Arabia · 233 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 16.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Al Līth in MaySaudi Arabia · 321 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 27.3°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Al Bahah in MaySaudi Arabia · 399 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 Rābigh) is explained once on the Rābigh year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.