Sirte Weather in May
Sirte in May
The short of it: Sirte in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 13 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 16° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 13 h 44 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & April
May in Sirte brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 16°, with about 2.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 44 min in mid-May, 50 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and April.
Against its neighbours, Sirte runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Qasr Abu Hadi, 18 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Sirte, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qasr Abu HadiSurt | 18 km SSE | 29° | 16° | 2.0 mm |
| Bin JawwādSurt | 149 km ESE | 28° | 16° | 2.0 mm |
| MisratahMisratah | 192 km NW | 27° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| WaddānAl Jufrah | 232 km S | 31° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| ZlitenMisratah | 237 km NW | 28° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| HūnAl Jufrah | 240 km SSW | 31° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| SūknahAl Jufrah | 250 km SSW | 32° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| Bani WalidMisratah | 254 km WNW | 30° | 18° | 4.0 mm |