Aïn Touta weather in May

In May, Aïn Touta sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 44 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 50% 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 Touta's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aïn Touta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:37 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
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 Touta reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°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)
1218
2218
3218
4218
5218
6229
7229
8229
9229
10229
11239
122310
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302612
312612

How May really feels in Aïn Touta

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 Touta weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 347.43.29.92.3
Feb11° / 286.92.910.72.9
Mar14° / 468.71.411.74.6
Apr18° / 498.40.312.96.2
May23° / 10°447.5013.87.5
Jun29° / 15°204.7014.36.6
Jul33° / 18°113.7014.14.7
Aug32° / 18°195.5013.34.9
Sep27° / 14°377.8012.27.1
Oct21° / 10°336011.17.3
Nov15° / 325.90.210.14.9
Dec11° / 326.21.89.72.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
27030
37030
47129
57129
67129
77129
87129
97030
107030
117030
126931
136832
146733
156733
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186634
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226535
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296832
306931
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Aïn Touta gets around 44 mm of rain over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
427
526
626
725
824
923
1022
1122
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1822
1922
2022
2123
2223
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2923
3023
3123

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
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 8 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
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
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 5:51 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:517:16
213.45:507:17
313.55:497:18
413.55:487:18
513.55:477:19
613.65:467:20
713.65:457:21
813.65:447:22
913.75:437:23
1013.75:427:23
1113.75:417:24
1213.75:407:25
1313.85:397:26
1413.85:397:27
1513.85:387:28
1613.95:377:28
1713.95:367:29
1813.95:357:30
1913.95:357:31
2014.05:347:32
2114.05:337:32
2214.05:337:33
2314.05:327:34
2414.15:317:35
2514.15:317:35
2614.15:307:36
2714.15:307:37
2814.15:297:37
2914.25:297:38
3014.25:297:39
3114.25:287:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
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126.9Intense
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146.9Intense
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206.9Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
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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 Touta

In seasonPeak

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

Aïn Touta sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Aïn Touta?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aïn Touta in May

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

In May, Aïn Touta sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Aïn Touta in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (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 Touta peaks around June 23 at about 9 (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 highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Aïn Touta 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 Touta is worst in June — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1533 µg/m³Dec 1318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aïn Touta?

Aïn Touta sits at 35.4°N, 5.9°E, 925 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Merouana, 28 km away.

Topography around Aïn Touta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aïn Touta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m around an average of 935 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,144 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,305 m.

The land around Aïn Touta is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), bare terrain (27%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
206 m
16 km
1,144 m
80 km
2,305 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Merouana 28 km · Batna 32 km · N’Gaous 33 km · Tazoult-Lambese 35 km · Râs el Aïoun 40 km · Arris 43 km · Barika 48 km · ’Aïn Azel 60 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 Touta (35.3768°, 5.9°, elevation 925 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).