Riyadh Weather in May
Riyadh in May
The short of it: Riyadh in May averages a high of 39 °C (102 °F) and a low of 27 °C (81 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 13 h 20 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 39° · low 27° · rain 12 mm · daylight 13 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & December
Thirty years of records give Riyadh an average May high of 39°, a low of 27° and some 12 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 39° 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 20 min in mid-May, 37 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, Riyadh runs about middling and about as wet in May. ‘Irqah, 11 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Riyadh, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 32 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‘IrqahRiyadh Region | 11 km W | 39° | 27° | 11 mm |
| Ad Dir‘īyahRiyadh Region | 20 km WNW | 39° | 26° | 12 mm |
| Al JubaylahRiyadh Region | 37 km NW | 39° | 26° | 13 mm |
| Al ‘UyaynahRiyadh Region | 42 km NW | 39° | 26° | 13 mm |
| Al HayāthimRiyadh Region | 78 km SE | 38° | 25° | 9.0 mm |
| Al KharjRiyadh Region | 86 km SE | 38° | 26° | 9.0 mm |
| Ad DilamRiyadh Region | 89 km SSE | 38° | 26° | 9.0 mm |
| RumāḩRiyadh Region | 107 km NNE | 39° | 26° | 12 mm |