Ghadames Weather in May
Ghadames in May
The short of it: Ghadames in May averages a high of 36 °C (97 °F) and a low of 20 °C (69 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 13 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 36° · low 20° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 13 h 39 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & November
Thirty years of records give Ghadames an average May high of 36°, a low of 20° and some 2.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 36° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 39 min in mid-May, 47 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 November.
Against its neighbours, Ghadames runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Nālūt, 239 km to the NE, is 6° cooler by day.
May in Ghadames, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NālūtNalut | 239 km NE | 30° | 17° | 6.0 mm |
| KābāwNalut | 258 km NE | 29° | 16° | 3.0 mm |
| TījīNalut | 274 km NE | 30° | 18° | 2.0 mm |
| Ar-RaḥaībātJabal al Gharbi | 293 km NE | 28° | 16° | 3.0 mm |
| JādūJabal al Gharbi | 315 km NE | 28° | 15° | 4.0 mm |
| TataouineTataouine | 324 km NNE | 30° | 17° | 5.0 mm |
| ZintanJabal al Gharbi | 330 km NE | 29° | 16° | 4.0 mm |
| GhomrassenTataouine | 335 km NNE | 30° | 18° | 6.0 mm |