’Aïn el Bell weather in May

In May, ’Aïn el Bell sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.4 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 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 el Bell's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ’Aïn el Bell's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:50 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
38%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in ’Aïn el Bell reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 33°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 el Bell

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 el Bell 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
Jan12° / 153.70.3104.0
Feb14° / 133.10.510.75.0
Mar18° / 153.70.111.76.9
Apr22° / 10°213.8012.87.8
May27° / 15°173.4013.87.7
Jun33° / 20°113014.24.6
Jul37° / 24°51.8014.12.2
Aug36° / 23°113.9013.32.8
Sep30° / 18°285.1012.26.0
Oct23° / 13°234.1011.18.0
Nov17° / 143.3010.26.5
Dec13° / 132.60.39.74.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27822
37822
47822
57822
67822
77723
87624
97624
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

’Aïn el Bell gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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512
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
12991
13991
14991
15991
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18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29982
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31982

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
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815light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 6:04 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:047:25
213.46:037:26
313.46:017:27
413.46:007:27
513.55:597:28
613.55:587:29
713.55:577:30
813.65:577:31
913.65:567:31
1013.65:557:32
1113.75:547:33
1213.75:537:34
1313.75:527:35
1413.75:517:35
1513.85:517:36
1613.85:507:37
1713.85:497:38
1813.85:487:38
1913.95:487:39
2013.95:477:40
2113.95:467:41
2213.95:467:41
2314.05:457:42
2414.05:457:43
2514.05:447:44
2614.05:447:44
2714.05:437:45
2814.15:437:46
2914.15:427:46
3014.15:427:47
3114.15:417:48

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for ’Aïn el Bell

In seasonPeak

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

’Aïn el Bell sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
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Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
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Is May a good time to visit ’Aïn el Bell?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for ’Aïn el Bell in May

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

In May, ’Aïn el Bell sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in ’Aïn el Bell 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 el Bell peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in ’Aïn el Bell 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 el Bell is worst in June — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1634 µg/m³Dec 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is ’Aïn el Bell?

’Aïn el Bell sits at 34.3°N, 3.2°E, 1,008 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Messaad, 33 km away.

Topography around ’Aïn el Bell

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around ’Aïn el Bell has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 1,022 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,102 m.

The land around ’Aïn el Bell is covered by bare terrain (55%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (76%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (65%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
615 m
80 km
1,102 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Messaad 33 km · Djelfa 37 km · Charef 50 km · Feidh el Botma 53 km · El Idrissia 65 km · Dar Chioukh 66 km · Laghouat 69 km · Hassi Bahbah 83 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 el Bell (34.3438°, 3.2247°, elevation 1,008 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).