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Saudi Arabia in May: where is it warmest?

In May, Mecca is the warmest place with 39 °C by day, Yanbu the coolest with 34 °C. 1 of 10 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in May, warmest first

Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.

Place	Score	Air	Sea	Sun	Rain days
Mecca	50	39°	–	10 h	2
Riyadh	50	39°	–	10 h	1
Medina	50	39°	–	10 h	1
Khobar	50	37°	28°	10 h	0
Dammam	50	36°	27°	10 h	0
Al-Ula	50	36°	–	10 h	1
Jizan	80	35°	32°	9 h	1
Tabuk	59	34°	–	10 h	0
Jeddah	58	34°	29°	10 h	0
Yanbu	58	34°	27°	11 h	0

Saudi Arabia in May: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in May are Mecca (39 °C), Riyadh (39 °C) and Medina (39 °C).

Saudi Arabia in May: where is the sea warmest?

The sea is warmest at Jizan (32 °C), Jeddah (29 °C) and Khobar (28 °C).

Saudi Arabia in May: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in May – warm, sunny and dry – is in Jizan, Tabuk and Jeddah.

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences