Şabḩā Weather in May
Şabḩā in May
The short of it: Şabḩā in May averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 13 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 14° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 13 h 48 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & November
Thirty years of records give Şabḩā an average May high of 29°, a low of 14° and some 6.0 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 29°; nights run about 14°. Rain is scarce, about 6.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 48 min in mid-May, 52 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and November.
Against its neighbours, Şabḩā runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Al Qurayyā, 26 km to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Şabḩā, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al QurayyāSuwayda | 26 km NNE | 28° | 12° | 10 mm |
| ŞalkhadSuwayda | 27 km NE | 27° | 11° | 11 mm |
| MafraqMafraq | 28 km W | 29° | 15° | 5.0 mm |
| Az̧ Z̧ulaylZarqa | 31 km SW | 30° | 16° | 4.0 mm |
| Al MusayfirahDaraa | 37 km NNW | 30° | 14° | 7.0 mm |
| RehabMafraq | 39 km W | 29° | 14° | 6.0 mm |
| As-SuwaydaSuwayda | 43 km N | 29° | 13° | 9.0 mm |
| ZarqaZarqa | 48 km SW | 29° | 16° | 4.0 mm |