Ar Rifā‘ climate

Ar Rifā‘ Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Ar Rifā‘, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 31°C on May 1 to 35°C on May 31, and lows from 25°C to 29°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 0 mm over about 0 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ar Rifā‘, in °C, with the record for each date.1020304050151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
33°C
Average low
27°C
Precipitation
0 mm
Record high
46°CMay 24, 2025
Record low
19°CMay 3, 1945
Daylight
13 h 08 min to 13 h 39 min
Cloud cover
38%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
20°C
Wind
15.8 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 131°C25°C39°C 201521°C 20131%
May 231°C25°C40°C 202520°C 19451%
May 331°C25°C39°C 201219°C 19451%
May 431°C26°C44°C 201222°C 19961%
May 532°C26°C41°C 200023°C 19831%
May 632°C26°C44°C 198720°C 19911%
May 732°C26°C39°C 200021°C 19910%
May 832°C26°C40°C 201022°C 20050%
May 932°C26°C45°C 199622°C 20050%
May 1032°C26°C41°C 201222°C 20050%
May 1133°C27°C43°C 201123°C 20050%
May 1233°C27°C46°C 201124°C 19970%
May 1333°C27°C44°C 202323°C 19970%
May 1433°C27°C43°C 201223°C 19900%
May 1533°C27°C42°C 201124°C 20200%
May 1633°C27°C43°C 201324°C 20200%
May 1733°C27°C41°C 201123°C 19440%
May 1833°C28°C42°C 200524°C 19890%
May 1934°C28°C42°C 201623°C 19840%
May 2034°C28°C40°C 202025°C 19840%
May 2134°C28°C42°C 202425°C 19910%
May 2234°C28°C46°C 198722°C 19840%
May 2334°C28°C43°C 200925°C 19840%
May 2434°C28°C46°C 202524°C 19910%
May 2534°C28°C44°C 202124°C 19990%
May 2635°C28°C42°C 198623°C 19910%
May 2735°C29°C42°C 201425°C 19910%
May 2835°C29°C43°C 202522°C 19440%
May 2935°C29°C44°C 201926°C 19440%
May 3035°C29°C45°C 200925°C 19910%
May 3135°C29°C43°C 200325°C 19840%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Ar Rifā‘, in percent.00.20.40.60.811102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+3).

May 1
sunrise 5:01 AM, sunset 6:09 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:46 AM, sunset 6:25 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station BA000041150, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.