Wādī 'Utbah Weather in May
Wādī 'Utbah in May
The short of it: Wādī 'Utbah in May averages a high of 36 °C (97 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 13 h 25 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 36° · low 21° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 13 h 25 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & December
Thirty years of records give Wādī 'Utbah an average May high of 36°, a low of 21° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 36° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 25 min in mid-May, 40 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, Wādī 'Utbah runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Murzuk, 41 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Wādī 'Utbah, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MurzukMurzuq District | 41 km ESE | 36° | 21° | 1.0 mm |
| Al GhurayfahWadi al Hayat | 72 km NW | 36° | 22° | 3.0 mm |
| TarāghinMurzuq District | 88 km ESE | 36° | 21° | 1.0 mm |
| UbariWadi al Hayat | 95 km NW | 36° | 22° | 2.0 mm |
| Umm al ArānibMurzuq District | 118 km E | 35° | 21° | 1.0 mm |
| Al JadīdSabha District | 135 km NE | 35° | 20° | 1.0 mm |
| SabhaSabha District | 136 km NE | 35° | 21° | 1.0 mm |
| ZawīlahMurzuq District | 157 km E | 35° | 20° | 1.0 mm |