Sur Weather in May
Sur in May
The short of it: Sur in May averages a high of 39 °C (103 °F) and a low of 29 °C (83 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 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 39° · low 29° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 13 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Sur an average May high of 39°, a low of 29° and some 1.0 mm of rain. The height of summer in Sur, with afternoons near 39°. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 11th 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, Sur runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Badīyah, 76 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Sur, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BadīyahNortheastern Governorate | 76 km W | 40° | 27° | 12 mm |
| Al QābilNortheastern Governorate | 86 km W | 41° | 27° | 12 mm |
| QurayyātMuscat | 99 km NW | 39° | 28° | 2.0 mm |
| Ibrā’Northeastern Governorate | 103 km W | 40° | 26° | 13 mm |
| MuscatMuscat | 161 km NW | 39° | 28° | 4.0 mm |
| BawsharMuscat | 161 km NW | 39° | 28° | 6.0 mm |
| BidbidAd Dakhiliyah | 171 km WNW | 39° | 28° | 17 mm |
| Sufālat Samā’ilAd Dakhiliyah | 176 km WNW | 39° | 27° | 18 mm |