Ar Riqqah Weather in May
Ar Riqqah in May
The short of it: Ar Riqqah in May averages a high of 40 °C (104 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 13 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 40° · low 25° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 13 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & December
Thirty years of records give Ar Riqqah an average May high of 40°, a low of 25° and some 2.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 40° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 36 min in mid-May, 45 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and December.
Against its neighbours, Ar Riqqah runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Al Mahbūlah, 3 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Ar Riqqah, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al MahbūlahAl Aḩmadī | 3 km E | 40° | 25° | 2.0 mm |
| Al FinţāsAl Aḩmadī | 4 km NE | 40° | 25° | 2.0 mm |
| Mubārak al KabīrMubārak al Kabīr | 5 km N | 40° | 25° | 2.0 mm |
| Abu Al HasaniyaMubārak al Kabīr | 5 km NNE | 40° | 25° | 2.0 mm |
| Abu FatiraMubārak al Kabīr | 6 km N | 40° | 25° | 2.0 mm |
| Al ManqafAl Aḩmadī | 7 km SE | 40° | 25° | 2.0 mm |
| Al AḩmadīAl Aḩmadī | 8 km S | 41° | 25° | 2.0 mm |
| Al FaḩāḩīlAl Aḩmadī | 8 km SSE | 40° | 25° | 2.0 mm |