Massawa climate

Massawa Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 35°C on May 1 to 37°C on May 31, and lows from 25°C to 27°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 17 mm over about 4 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Massawa, in °C, with the record for each date.202530354045151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
36°C
Average low
26°C
Precipitation
17 mm
Reanalysis high
41°CMay 28, 2004
Reanalysis low
22°CMay 12, 1992
Daylight
12 h 42 min to 12 h 59 min
Cloud cover
32%
Humidity
48%
Dew point
17°C
Wind
10.1 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 135°C25°C38°C 200623°C 201718%
May 235°C25°C40°C 201223°C 201118%
May 335°C25°C40°C 201923°C 201118%
May 435°C26°C40°C 201923°C 201117%
May 535°C26°C40°C 200924°C 200216%
May 635°C26°C40°C 200923°C 200516%
May 735°C26°C40°C 201323°C 200215%
May 835°C26°C39°C 201823°C 199314%
May 935°C26°C39°C 200423°C 199315%
May 1035°C26°C39°C 200423°C 199417%
May 1136°C26°C40°C 200723°C 200817%
May 1236°C26°C39°C 200322°C 199218%
May 1336°C26°C40°C 200323°C 199219%
May 1436°C26°C41°C 200323°C 199318%
May 1536°C26°C39°C 200323°C 201819%
May 1636°C26°C39°C 199124°C 199818%
May 1736°C26°C39°C 199124°C 199818%
May 1836°C26°C38°C 200324°C 200517%
May 1936°C26°C39°C 201524°C 199216%
May 2036°C27°C39°C 201525°C 199215%
May 2136°C27°C39°C 200325°C 199214%
May 2236°C27°C38°C 200124°C 199212%
May 2336°C27°C39°C 199925°C 199212%
May 2436°C27°C39°C 200625°C 199211%
May 2536°C27°C39°C 201324°C 19929%
May 2636°C27°C38°C 200224°C 19928%
May 2737°C27°C39°C 201225°C 19937%
May 2837°C27°C41°C 200426°C 19916%
May 2937°C27°C39°C 201225°C 20096%
May 3037°C27°C39°C 201224°C 20096%
May 3137°C27°C40°C 200626°C 20096%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Massawa, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 6:40 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 6:49 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

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 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.