El Aouinet weather in May

In May, El Aouinet sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 33 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 El Aouinet's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Aouinet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:28 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in El Aouinet reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 33°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)
12411
22411
32411
42511
52511
62512
72512
82512
92612
102612
112612
122612
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202713
212714
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242814
252814
262814
272815
282815
292915
302915
312915

How May really feels in El Aouinet

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.

El Aouinet 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
Jan13° / 326.10.69.84.0
Feb14° / 255.90.410.64.5
Mar17° / 377.10.411.76.1
Apr21° / 387.60.112.97.0
May27° / 13°336.9013.97.2
Jun32° / 17°194.5014.44.8
Jul36° / 20°92.8014.22.9
Aug35° / 20°154.7013.43.2
Sep30° / 16°296.9012.25.8
Oct25° / 12°254.7011.17.8
Nov18° / 294.7010.16.6
Dec14° / 274.80.39.64.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46436
56436
66436
76535
86535
96634
106634
116634
126634
136634
146634
156634
166634
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186634
196634
206634
216634
226634
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266733
276634
286634
296733
306733
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

El Aouinet gets around 33 mm of rain over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
224
324
424
524
623
723
823
923
1022
1122
1222
1321
1421
1521
1621
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2222
2322
2422
2521
2621
2721
2821
2920
3020
3120

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79730
89730
99640
109640
119640
129640
139550
149550
159550
169460
179361
189361
199271
209271
219181
229181
239091
249091
2589101
2689101
2788111
2888111
2988111
3087121
3187121

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
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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 5:43 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:437:09
213.55:417:10
313.55:407:10
413.55:397:11
513.65:387:12
613.65:377:13
713.65:367:14
813.75:357:15
913.75:347:16
1013.75:337:16
1113.85:327:17
1213.85:317:18
1313.85:307:19
1413.85:307:20
1513.95:297:21
1613.95:287:21
1713.95:277:22
1813.95:267:23
1914.05:267:24
2014.05:257:25
2114.05:247:25
2214.05:247:26
2314.15:237:27
2414.15:227:28
2514.15:227:28
2614.15:217:29
2714.25:217:30
2814.25:207:31
2914.25:207:31
3014.25:197:32
3114.25:197:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.42 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
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276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for El Aouinet

In seasonPeak

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

El Aouinet sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit El Aouinet?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Aouinet in May

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

In May, El Aouinet sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in El Aouinet 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 El Aouinet peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in El Aouinet 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 El Aouinet is worst in August — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1827 µg/m³Dec 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Aouinet?

El Aouinet sits at 35.9°N, 7.9°E, 653 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Ouenza, 24 km away.

Topography around El Aouinet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Aouinet has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 507 m around an average of 680 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,667 m.

The land around El Aouinet is covered by grassland (40%) and bare terrain (28%) within 3 km, cropland (35%), grassland (33%) and bare terrain (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
507 m
16 km
580 m
80 km
1,667 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ouenza 24 km · M’Daourouch 24 km · Meskiana 33 km · Sedrata 43 km · Aïn Beïda 45 km · Hammamet 47 km · Souk Ahras 47 km · Tébessa 56 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 El Aouinet (35.8669°, 7.8867°, elevation 653 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).