El Bayadh weather in May

In May, El Bayadh sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 4.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is El Bayadh's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Bayadh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:00 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
39%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

El Bayadh is municipality of Algeria.

Density
172/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in El Bayadh reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°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 31°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)
1229
2229
32210
42310
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112411
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How May really feels in El Bayadh

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 Bayadh weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 205.42102.7
Feb12° / 1951.710.73.7
Mar16° / 245.90.511.75.6
Apr20° / 285.20.112.87.2
May25° / 12°214.70.113.77.9
Jun31° / 17°103014.25.6
Jul35° / 21°51.40143.2
Aug34° / 20°113.4013.33.7
Sep28° / 16°245.3012.26.8
Oct22° / 11°254.3011.27.8
Nov15° / 223.90.310.35.3
Dec11° / 174.30.89.83.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57327
67327
77327
87228
97129
107129
117129
127129
137129
147030
157030
167030
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257030
267129
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287228
297327
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317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

El Bayadh gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 4.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 15% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
119
218
317
417
517
616
716
816
915
1015
1115
1215
1315
1414
1514
1615
1715
1815
1915
2015
2115
2215
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2815
2915
3014
3114

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 100% 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
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141000
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221000
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26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 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 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 7:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:137:33
213.46:127:34
313.46:117:34
413.46:107:35
513.46:097:36
613.56:087:37
713.56:077:37
813.56:077:38
913.66:067:39
1013.66:057:40
1113.66:047:41
1213.66:037:41
1313.76:027:42
1413.76:017:43
1513.76:017:44
1613.76:007:44
1713.85:597:45
1813.85:597:46
1913.85:587:47
2013.85:577:47
2113.95:577:48
2213.95:567:49
2313.95:557:50
2413.95:557:50
2513.95:547:51
2614.05:547:52
2714.05:537:52
2814.05:537:53
2914.05:537:54
3014.05:527:54
3114.15:527:55

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.4Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
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247.6Intense
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277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for El Bayadh

In seasonPeak

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

El Bayadh sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit El Bayadh?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Bayadh in May

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

In May, El Bayadh sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in El Bayadh in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Bayadh peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in El Bayadh 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 Bayadh is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1130 µg/m³Jan 99 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb17Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is El Bayadh?

El Bayadh sits at 33.7°N, 1.0°E, 1,310 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Brezina, 69 km away.

AflouMecheria’Aïn DehebSaïdaFrendaEl Idrissia

Topography around El Bayadh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Bayadh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 1,341 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 849 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,219 m.

The land around El Bayadh is covered by bare terrain (59%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (51%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
849 m
80 km
1,219 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Brezina 69 km · El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh 98 km · Aflou 111 km · Mecheria 121 km · ’Aïn Deheb 138 km · Saïda 150 km · Frenda 154 km · El Idrissia 163 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 Bayadh (33.6832°, 1.0193°, elevation 1,310 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).