Aïn Oulmene weather in May

In May, Aïn Oulmene sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Aïn Oulmene's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aïn Oulmene's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:38 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Aïn Oulmene reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°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)
1209
2219
32110
42110
52110
62210
72210
82210
92211
102211
112311
122311
132311
142311
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202412
212412
222412
232413
242513
252513
262513
272513
282513
292514
302614
312614

How May really feels in Aïn Oulmene

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 Oulmene weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 387.42.59.82.5
Feb11° / 327.72.210.63.0
Mar15° / 458.31.211.74.7
Apr18° / 508.90.312.96.1
May23° / 12°467.8013.97.4
Jun29° / 16°215.3014.46.5
Jul33° / 20°103.6014.24.5
Aug32° / 20°206.3013.44.6
Sep27° / 16°438.4012.27.0
Oct21° / 11°346.8011.17.2
Nov15° / 346.40.110.14.8
Dec11° / 316.71.39.62.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46436
56436
66535
76535
86535
96535
106535
116535
126436
136535
146535
156535
166436
176436
186535
196535
206535
216436
226436
236535
246535
256535
266535
276535
286733
296733
306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Aïn Oulmene gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
229
329
428
527
627
726
825
925
1025
1124
1224
1324
1423
1523
1623
1723
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2325
2425
2525
2625
2725
2825
2925
3025
3125

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 97% 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
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16982
17982
18982
19982
20973
21973
22964
23964
24955
25946
26937
27937
28928
29919
30919
319010

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:537:19
213.55:527:20
313.55:517:21
413.55:497:22
513.65:487:23
613.65:477:24
713.65:467:24
813.75:457:25
913.75:447:26
1013.75:437:27
1113.85:437:28
1213.85:427:29
1313.85:417:29
1413.85:407:30
1513.95:397:31
1613.95:387:32
1713.95:377:33
1813.95:377:34
1914.05:367:34
2014.05:357:35
2114.05:357:36
2214.05:347:37
2314.15:337:37
2414.15:337:38
2514.15:327:39
2614.15:327:40
2714.25:317:40
2814.25:307:41
2914.25:307:42
3014.25:307:43
3114.25:297:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
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166.9Intense
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186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Aïn Oulmene

In seasonPeak

None of Aïn Oulmene's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Aïn Oulmene sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Aïn Oulmene?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Aïn Oulmene for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Aïn Oulmene in May

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

In May, Aïn Oulmene sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Aïn Oulmene in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aïn Oulmene peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Aïn Oulmene 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 Oulmene is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1732 µg/m³Nov 1926 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aïn Oulmene?

Aïn Oulmene sits at 35.9°N, 5.3°E, 927 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Salah Bey, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Aïn Oulmene

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aïn Oulmene has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m around an average of 942 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 889 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,137 m.

The land around Aïn Oulmene is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
228 m
16 km
889 m
80 km
2,137 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Salah Bey 8.0 km · ’Aïn Azel 23 km · Râs el Oued 24 km · Aïn Arnat 29 km · Sétif 32 km · Bordj Ghdir 36 km · Râs el Aïoun 42 km · El Eulma 44 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 Oulmene (35.923°, 5.296°, elevation 927 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).