Capital Governorate · Bahrain
Manama in May
In May, Manama averages a daytime high of 37 °C and a night-time low of 27 °C, with about 1 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Manama's most comfortable months, November to March.
- Average high
- 37 °C
- Average low
- 27 °C
- Rain in the month
- 1 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 13 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 79
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Manama
May is the 5th warmest month in Manama by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 21 °C to 40 °C and the lows from 14 °C to 31 °C. By day, May is 5 °C warmer than April, and June is 3 °C warmer than May.
May brings 1 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 7 mm (83 mm a year); it is the 7th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 13 h 30 min, against 10 h 30 min at the shortest and 13 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 °C | 14 °C | 21 mm | Yes |
| February | 22 °C | 15 °C | 14 mm | Yes |
| March | 26 °C | 18 °C | 18 mm | Yes |
| April | 31 °C | 22 °C | 7 mm | |
| May | 37 °C | 27 °C | 1 mm | |
| June | 39 °C | 30 °C | 0 mm | |
| July | 40 °C | 31 °C | 0 mm | |
| August | 40 °C | 31 °C | 0 mm | |
| September | 38 °C | 29 °C | 0 mm | |
| October | 34 °C | 26 °C | 0 mm | |
| November | 28 °C | 21 °C | 8 mm | Yes |
| December | 23 °C | 16 °C | 15 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Manama?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 37 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Manama are November to March; the nearest are March, before, and November, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Bahrain in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Manama
This guide lists 79 places to stay in Manama: 1 chain property with its details and own websites, and 78 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 4; 1–3 km, 54; 3–10 km, 21.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.