Zawīlah Weather in May
Zawīlah in May
The short of it: Zawīlah in May averages a high of 35 °C (95 °F) and a low of 20 °C (69 °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 35° · low 20° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 13 h 25 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & December
Thirty years of records give Zawīlah an average May high of 35°, a low of 20° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 35° 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, Zawīlah runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Umm al Arānib, 39 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Zawīlah, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umm al ArānibMurzuq District | 39 km W | 35° | 21° | 1.0 mm |
| TarāghinMurzuq District | 75 km WSW | 36° | 21° | 1.0 mm |
| SabhaSabha District | 120 km NW | 35° | 21° | 1.0 mm |
| Al JadīdSabha District | 122 km NW | 35° | 20° | 1.0 mm |
| MurzukMurzuq District | 124 km WSW | 36° | 21° | 1.0 mm |
| SamnūSabha District | 126 km N | 34° | 19° | 2.0 mm |
| Al QaţrūnMurzuq District | 143 km SSW | 36° | 22° | 2.0 mm |
| Wādī 'UtbahMurzuq District | 157 km W | 36° | 21° | 1.0 mm |