Berriane weather in May

In May, Berriane sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Berriane's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Berriane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:51 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
29%
7th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Berriane reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22916
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52917
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How May really feels in Berriane

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 8 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
8
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Berriane weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 91.810.16.3
Feb18° / 4110.87.5
Mar22° / 10°81.611.88.5
Apr26° / 14°81.412.88.6
May31° / 19°4113.75.9
Jun36° / 24°20.514.12.6
Jul40° / 27°10.413.90.3
Aug39° / 26°30.813.20.9
Sep34° / 22°112.312.24.1
Oct27° / 16°81.311.27.8
Nov21° / 10°71.510.38.3
Dec17° / 61.39.96.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68218
78218
88218
98218
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Berriane gets around 4 mm of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
153
163
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183
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213
223
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273
283
293
303
313

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
121000
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
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2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours 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 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:047:21
213.36:037:21
313.36:027:22
413.46:017:23
513.46:007:24
613.45:597:24
713.55:587:25
813.55:577:26
913.55:567:27
1013.55:557:27
1113.65:547:28
1213.65:547:29
1313.65:537:30
1413.65:527:30
1513.75:517:31
1613.75:517:32
1713.75:507:32
1813.75:497:33
1913.85:497:34
2013.85:487:35
2113.85:477:35
2213.85:477:36
2313.85:467:37
2413.95:467:37
2513.95:457:38
2613.95:457:39
2713.95:447:39
2813.95:447:40
2914.05:447:41
3014.05:437:41
3114.05:437:42

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Berriane

In seasonPeak

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

Berriane sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Berriane?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Berriane for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Berriane in May

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

In May, Berriane sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Berriane 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 Berriane peaks around June 20 at about 10 (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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7Very high
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Berriane 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 Berriane is worst in April — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 28 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 1974 µg/m³Dec 1629 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb43Poor
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun70Unhealthy
Jul52Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep52Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Berriane?

Berriane sits at 32.8°N, 3.8°E, 536 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Ghardaïa, 38 km away.

LaghouatMessaadEl HadjiraOuargla’Aïn el Bell

Topography around Berriane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Berriane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 552 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m.

The land around Berriane is covered by bare terrain (81%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
232 m
80 km
547 m
treesartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ghardaïa 38 km · Metlili Chaamba 63 km · Guerara 69 km · Laghouat 137 km · Messaad 150 km · El Hadjira 165 km · Ouargla 176 km · ’Aïn el Bell 176 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 Berriane (32.8265°, 3.7669°, elevation 536 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).