Dar Chioukh weather in May

In May, Dar Chioukh sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 30 mm of rain across 6.3 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 23°C in the first days to 28°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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dar Chioukh's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dar Chioukh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:48 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Dar Chioukh reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12310
22310
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42311
52311
62411
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302815
312815

How May really feels in Dar Chioukh

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.

Dar Chioukh 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
Jan11° / 2960.99.93.1
Feb13° / 245.71.110.73.9
Mar16° / 285.80.411.75.9
Apr20° / 366.10.112.97.0
May26° / 13°306.3013.87.6
Jun32° / 18°133.9014.35.0
Jul36° / 22°83.1014.12.6
Aug35° / 21°124.2013.33.2
Sep29° / 16°316.4012.26.4
Oct23° / 12°274.7011.17.8
Nov16° / 214.6010.25.7
Dec12° / 245.30.69.73.6

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 (%)
16535
26634
36733
46832
56832
66931
76931
86931
97030
106931
116931
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dar Chioukh gets around 30 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 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
221
321
420
520
620
719
819
919
1018
1118
1218
1318
1418
1518
1618
1719
1819
1919
2020
2120
2220
2321
2421
2521
2621
2721
2821
2920
3020
3119

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
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in May

Winds average 10 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
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
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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 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:027:25
213.46:017:26
313.46:007:26
413.55:587:27
513.55:577:28
613.55:567:29
713.65:557:30
813.65:547:31
913.65:547:31
1013.75:537:32
1113.75:527:33
1213.75:517:34
1313.75:507:35
1413.85:497:35
1513.85:487:36
1613.85:487:37
1713.85:477:38
1813.95:467:39
1913.95:457:39
2013.95:457:40
2113.95:447:41
2214.05:437:42
2314.05:437:42
2414.05:427:43
2514.05:427:44
2614.15:417:45
2714.15:417:45
2814.15:407:46
2914.15:407:47
3014.15:397:47
3114.15:397:48

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
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257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Dar Chioukh

In seasonPeak

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

Dar Chioukh 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 Dar Chioukh?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dar Chioukh in May

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

In May, Dar Chioukh sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Dar Chioukh 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 Dar Chioukh peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — 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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Dar Chioukh 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 Dar Chioukh is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1833 µg/m³Dec 1816 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dar Chioukh?

Dar Chioukh sits at 34.9°N, 3.5°E, 1,094 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Djelfa, 32 km away.

Topography around Dar Chioukh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dar Chioukh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 1,109 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 590 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,184 m.

The land around Dar Chioukh is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and bare terrain (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
590 m
80 km
1,184 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Djelfa 32 km · Hassi Bahbah 46 km · Feidh el Botma 51 km · ’Aïn el Melh 62 km · ’Aïn el Bell 66 km · Charef 70 km · Bou Saâda 72 km · Aïn Oussera 81 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 Dar Chioukh (34.8964°, 3.4854°, 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).