Al Qābil Weather in May
Al Qābil in May
The short of it: Al Qābil in May averages a high of 41 °C (105 °F) and a low of 27 °C (80 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 13 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 41° · low 27° · rain 12 mm · daylight 13 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Al Qābil an average May high of 41°, a low of 27° and some 12 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 41° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 13 min in mid-May, 34 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Al Qābil runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Badīyah, 17 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Al Qābil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BadīyahNortheastern Governorate | 17 km SE | 40° | 27° | 12 mm |
| Ibrā’Northeastern Governorate | 21 km NW | 40° | 26° | 13 mm |
| QurayyātMuscat | 80 km NNE | 39° | 28° | 2.0 mm |
| SurSoutheastern Governorate | 86 km E | 39° | 29° | 1.0 mm |
| IzkīAd Dakhiliyah | 103 km WNW | 38° | 26° | 18 mm |
| Sufālat Samā’ilAd Dakhiliyah | 108 km NW | 39° | 27° | 18 mm |
| BidbidAd Dakhiliyah | 110 km NNW | 39° | 28° | 17 mm |
| Samā’ilAd Dakhiliyah | 111 km NW | 38° | 26° | 20 mm |