Cherchell weather in May

In May, Cherchell sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 49 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°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 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cherchell's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cherchell's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:49 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.87 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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Cherchell reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Cherchell weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 76100.29.84.2
Feb14° / 659.40.510.64.4
Mar16° / 678.90.211.75.5
Apr18° / 11°648.8012.96.3
May22° / 14°496.3013.97.5
Jun26° / 18°91.9014.58.6
Jul29° / 21°20.5014.27.6
Aug29° / 22°81.5013.46.9
Sep27° / 19°326.1012.27.5
Oct23° / 16°507.3011.17.4
Nov18° / 12°7910.90105.9
Dec15° / 709.50.19.54.8

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46733
56733
66733
76733
86733
96733
106733
116733
126733
136634
146733
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296931
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cherchell gets around 49 mm of rain over 6.3 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 20% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
227
327
426
526
625
724
823
923
1022
1121
1220
1320
1419
1519
1619
1718
1818
1918
2018
2118
2217
2317
2417
2516
2616
2715
2815
2914
3014
3113

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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1683020
2653230
3643330
4623440
5613540
6593650
7573760
8563860
9543970
10524071
11504181
12494281
13484391
144643101
154544101
164445111
174245121
184146121
193947131
203847141
213648161
223448171
233248190
243148210
252948230
262847250
272647270
282546291
292345311
302245321
312144341

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 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 6:04 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 7:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:047:33
213.56:037:34
313.56:027:35
413.66:017:35
513.66:007:36
613.65:597:37
713.75:587:38
813.75:577:39
913.75:567:40
1013.85:557:41
1113.85:547:42
1213.85:537:42
1313.95:527:43
1413.95:517:44
1513.95:507:45
1613.95:497:46
1714.05:487:47
1814.05:487:47
1914.05:477:48
2014.15:467:49
2114.15:457:50
2214.15:457:51
2314.15:447:52
2414.15:437:52
2514.25:437:53
2614.25:427:54
2714.25:427:55
2814.25:417:55
2914.35:417:56
3014.35:407:57
3114.35:407:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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36.6Intense
46.6Intense
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297.2Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Cherchell

In seasonPeak

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

Cherchell sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Cherchell?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cherchell in May

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

In May, Cherchell sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Cherchell in May

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 7 to Nov 3 — about 4.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Cherchell 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 Cherchell peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Cherchell 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 Cherchell is worst in July — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1933 µg/m³Jan 1019 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cherchell?

Cherchell sits at 36.6°N, 2.2°E, 38 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Hadjout, 22 km away.

Topography around Cherchell

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cherchell has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 912 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,778 m.

The land around Cherchell is covered by water (46%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (50%) within 16 km, and water (34%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
353 m
16 km
912 m
80 km
1,778 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Hadjout 22 km · Tipasa 23 km · Miliana 33 km · Khemis Miliana 38 km · El Affroun 42 km · Aïn Defla 43 km · Bou Ismaïl 45 km · Mouzaïa 47 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 Cherchell (36.605°, 2.1908°, elevation 38 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).