Cheria weather in May

In May, Cheria sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 35 mm of rain across 7.2 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 22°C in the first days to 26°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 Cheria's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cheria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:30 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.94 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 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Cheria reaches about 24°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 18°C and 30°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)
12110
22210
32210
42210
52210
62210
72310
82311
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102311
112311
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292614
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312714

How May really feels in Cheria

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.

Cheria 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° / 255.11.49.92.6
Feb11° / 204.91.410.73.3
Mar15° / 346.7111.74.9
Apr19° / 376.50.212.96.6
May24° / 12°357.2013.87.5
Jun30° / 16°225.2014.36.2
Jul33° / 19°124014.14.2
Aug32° / 19°205.6013.34.6
Sep27° / 15°367.9012.26.9
Oct22° / 11°275.1011.17.5
Nov15° / 274.70.210.15.4
Dec11° / 2240.99.73.2

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 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56733
66733
76733
86733
96733
106634
116634
126634
136535
146535
156436
166436
176436
186535
196436
206337
216337
226337
236337
246436
256337
266337
276436
286436
296535
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cheria gets around 35 mm of rain over 7.2 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
323
423
523
622
722
822
922
1022
1122
1222
1322
1422
1523
1623
1723
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2723
2823
2923
3022
3122

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
131000
141000
151000
161000
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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 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 5:44 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:447:08
213.45:437:09
313.55:427:10
413.55:417:11
513.55:407:12
613.65:397:13
713.65:387:13
813.65:377:14
913.75:367:15
1013.75:357:16
1113.75:347:17
1213.75:337:17
1313.85:327:18
1413.85:317:19
1513.85:317:20
1613.85:307:21
1713.95:297:22
1813.95:287:22
1913.95:287:23
2014.05:277:24
2114.05:267:25
2214.05:267:25
2314.05:257:26
2414.05:247:27
2514.15:247:28
2614.15:237:28
2714.15:237:29
2814.15:227:30
2914.15:227:30
3014.25:217:31
3114.25:217:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.94 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
66.8Intense
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217.0Intense
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267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Cheria

In seasonPeak

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

Cheria sees seasonal dust haze (April–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Cheria?

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
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cheria in May

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

In May, Cheria sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Cheria in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cheria peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Cheria 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 Cheria is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1429 µg/m³Dec 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cheria?

Cheria sits at 35.3°N, 7.8°E, 1,094 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Hammamet, 27 km away.

Topography around Cheria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cheria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 1,101 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,935 m.

The land around Cheria is covered by cropland (64%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (35%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
561 m
80 km
1,935 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Hammamet 27 km · Tébessa 37 km · Meskiana 41 km · Khenchela 58 km · Bir el Ater 65 km · Aïn Beïda 67 km · El Aouinet 67 km · Kaïs 79 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 Cheria (35.2731°, 7.7519°, elevation 1,094 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).