Makkah climate

Makkah Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 38°C on May 1 to 43°C on May 31, and lows from 24°C to 27°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 3 mm over about 0 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Makkah, in °C, with the record for each date.1020304050151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
41°C
Average low
26°C
Precipitation
3 mm
Reanalysis high
46°CMay 31, 1994
Reanalysis low
15°CMay 5, 2005
Daylight
12 h 56 min to 13 h 21 min
Cloud cover
34%
Humidity
24%
Dew point
7°C
Wind
14.4 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 138°C24°C42°C 200718°C 20113%
May 239°C24°C43°C 200920°C 20113%
May 339°C25°C43°C 200920°C 20204%
May 439°C25°C43°C 199618°C 20054%
May 539°C25°C43°C 201415°C 20054%
May 639°C25°C42°C 201116°C 20054%
May 739°C25°C44°C 200419°C 20053%
May 839°C25°C44°C 200421°C 20053%
May 940°C25°C44°C 200421°C 20053%
May 1040°C25°C45°C 200422°C 20183%
May 1140°C25°C45°C 200420°C 19923%
May 1240°C26°C43°C 201118°C 19923%
May 1340°C26°C44°C 200220°C 20053%
May 1440°C26°C45°C 201619°C 20053%
May 1540°C26°C44°C 199920°C 20183%
May 1641°C26°C45°C 201621°C 19983%
May 1741°C26°C45°C 201623°C 20133%
May 1841°C26°C46°C 201625°C 20053%
May 1941°C26°C45°C 201625°C 20062%
May 2041°C27°C45°C 199124°C 20192%
May 2141°C27°C45°C 201622°C 20062%
May 2242°C27°C45°C 200023°C 19921%
May 2342°C27°C45°C 199924°C 19911%
May 2442°C27°C45°C 201324°C 19921%
May 2542°C27°C46°C 200324°C 19921%
May 2642°C27°C45°C 201823°C 20091%
May 2742°C27°C45°C 201322°C 20091%
May 2843°C27°C45°C 199123°C 20090%
May 2943°C27°C46°C 200224°C 20090%
May 3043°C27°C46°C 201725°C 20041%
May 3143°C27°C46°C 199424°C 20011%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Makkah, in percent.012341102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 6:46 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:38 AM, sunset 6:59 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.