’Aïn Deheb weather in May

In May, ’Aïn Deheb sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 23 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is ’Aïn Deheb's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ’Aïn Deheb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:55 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
43%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in ’Aïn Deheb reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in ’Aïn Deheb

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

’Aïn Deheb weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 205.20.79.93.0
Feb13° / 1950.910.74.0
Mar16° / 255.70.211.75.9
Apr20° / 285.9012.97.1
May25° / 12°234.9013.87.8
Jun31° / 17°102.4014.35.5
Jul35° / 21°61.5014.13.0
Aug34° / 20°113013.33.6
Sep29° / 16°194.9012.26.6
Oct23° / 11°244.3011.17.9
Nov16° / 224.60.110.25.5
Dec12° / 174.30.69.73.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36733
46733
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

’Aïn Deheb gets around 23 mm of rain over 4.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
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518
618
717
817
917
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1116
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1815
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2015
2115
2215
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2514
2614
2713
2813
2913
3013
3112

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
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Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 7:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:107:33
213.46:087:33
313.46:077:34
413.56:067:35
513.56:057:36
613.56:047:37
713.66:037:37
813.66:027:38
913.66:017:39
1013.76:007:40
1113.76:007:41
1213.75:597:41
1313.75:587:42
1413.85:577:43
1513.85:567:44
1613.85:557:45
1713.85:557:45
1813.95:547:46
1913.95:537:47
2013.95:537:48
2113.95:527:48
2214.05:517:49
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2614.15:497:52
2714.15:497:53
2814.15:487:54
2914.15:487:54
3014.15:477:55
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for ’Aïn Deheb

In seasonPeak

In May, ’Aïn Deheb sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

’Aïn Deheb sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit ’Aïn Deheb?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit ’Aïn Deheb for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for ’Aïn Deheb in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, ’Aïn Deheb sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in ’Aïn Deheb in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in ’Aïn Deheb peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 20UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in ’Aïn Deheb in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in ’Aïn Deheb is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1229 µg/m³Jan 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is ’Aïn Deheb?

’Aïn Deheb sits at 34.8°N, 1.5°E, 1,081 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Sougueur, 38 km away.

Topography around ’Aïn Deheb

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of ’Aïn Deheb.

Within 3 km, the terrain around ’Aïn Deheb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 1,087 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,038 m.

The land around ’Aïn Deheb is covered by cropland (65%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), cropland (33%) and bare terrain (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
307 m
80 km
1,038 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Sougueur 38 km · Frenda 52 km · Tiaret 62 km · Mehdia daira de meghila 68 km · Ksar Chellala 81 km · Tissemsilt 88 km · Aflou 96 km · El Idrissia 100 km

Algeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,051
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
69%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 468
Religion
Muslim 99%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for ’Aïn Deheb (34.8422°, 1.547°, elevation 1,081 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).