Riyadh in May
Very hot and dry, as the days lengthen.
May in Riyadh is very hot: highs near 104°F, lows near 75°F. Rain is rare, and the days lengthen by 27 minutes from the first week to the last.May in Riyadh is very hot: highs near 40°C, lows near 24°C. Rain is rare, and the days lengthen by 27 minutes from the first week to the last.
- High
- 104°F40°Caverage
- Low
- 75°F24°Caverage
- Wet days
- 0a week · 3% of days
- Daylight
- 13h 20mon average
Is May a good time to visit Riyadh?
May sits outside Riyadh's best months, which run from December to February. Expect very hot days and rain on fewer than one day a week.
How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.
How May sits in the year
week by weekTemperature
Highs near 104°F in May, against 71°F to 112°F through the year.Highs near 40°C in May, against 22°C to 44°C through the year.
Chance of a wet day
3% of days in May, against 0% to 9% through the year.
Cloud cover
22% cover in May, against 16% to 41% through the year.
Daylight
13h 20m in May, against 10h 38m to 13h 38m through the year.
Either side
Where Riyadh sits, in May
Asia/Riyadh- this place
- typical high in May 40°F4°C95°F35°C
- Sunrise, mid-May
- 5:10 AMsets 6:29 PM
- Above the sea
- 590 mlow-lying
- Latitude
- 24.6°Nnorthern hemisphere
- Nearest of ours
- Jeddah844 km west
The land around Riyadh, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.