El Idrissia weather in May

In May, El Idrissia sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 25 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 52% 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 El Idrissia's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Idrissia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 25 mm; 5.1 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 48 min; 5:52 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 5th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.7; out of 10

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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 El Idrissia reaches about 25°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 5°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	10
2	23	10
3	23	10
4	23	11
5	23	11
6	23	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	25	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	13
16	25	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	26	13
20	26	13
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	27	14
24	27	14
25	27	14
26	27	15
27	27	15
28	28	15
29	28	15
30	28	15
31	28	15

How May really feels in El Idrissia

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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 Idrissia weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 2°	22	5.6	1.3	10	3.0
Feb	12° / 3°	21	5	1.3	10.7	3.9
Mar	16° / 5°	24	5.7	0.5	11.7	5.8
Apr	20° / 8°	32	5.8	0.1	12.8	7.1
May	25° / 13°	25	5.1	0	13.8	7.7
Jun	31° / 18°	12	3.2	0	14.3	5.3
Jul	36° / 22°	7	2.3	0	14.1	2.9
Aug	34° / 21°	13	3.9	0	13.3	3.5
Sep	29° / 17°	32	6.5	0	12.2	6.5
Oct	22° / 12°	31	5.3	0	11.1	7.7
Nov	16° / 6°	20	4.3	0	10.2	5.6
Dec	12° / 3°	19	4.4	0.7	9.7	3.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 30%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	69	70	70	70	70	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	71
Cloudier (%)	31	30	30	30	30	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	71	29

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

El Idrissia gets around 25 mm of rain over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	18
4	17
5	17
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	16
10	16
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	16
27	16
28	15
29	15
30	14
31	14

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

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 6:06 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44
Sunset (PM)	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:49	7:50	7:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	6:06	7:28
2	13.4	6:05	7:29
3	13.4	6:04	7:30
4	13.5	6:03	7:30
5	13.5	6:02	7:31
6	13.5	6:01	7:32
7	13.5	6:00	7:33
8	13.6	5:59	7:34
9	13.6	5:58	7:34
10	13.6	5:57	7:35
11	13.7	5:56	7:36
12	13.7	5:56	7:37
13	13.7	5:55	7:38
14	13.7	5:54	7:38
15	13.8	5:53	7:39
16	13.8	5:52	7:40
17	13.8	5:52	7:41
18	13.8	5:51	7:41
19	13.9	5:50	7:42
20	13.9	5:50	7:43
21	13.9	5:49	7:44
22	13.9	5:48	7:44
23	14.0	5:48	7:45
24	14.0	5:47	7:46
25	14.0	5:47	7:47
26	14.0	5:46	7:47
27	14.0	5:46	7:48
28	14.1	5:45	7:49
29	14.1	5:45	7:49
30	14.1	5:44	7:50
31	14.1	5:44	7:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.0	Intense
2	7.0	Intense
3	7.1	Intense
4	7.1	Intense
5	7.1	Intense
6	7.2	Intense
7	7.2	Intense
8	7.2	Intense
9	7.2	Intense
10	7.2	Intense
11	7.2	Intense
12	7.3	Intense
13	7.3	Intense
14	7.3	Intense
15	7.3	Intense
16	7.3	Intense
17	7.3	Intense
18	7.3	Intense
19	7.3	Intense
20	7.3	Intense
21	7.3	Intense
22	7.3	Intense
23	7.3	Intense
24	7.3	Intense
25	7.4	Intense
26	7.4	Intense
27	7.4	Intense
28	7.4	Intense
29	7.4	Intense
30	7.5	Intense
31	7.5	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for El Idrissia

In seasonPeak

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

El Idrissia 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 Idrissia?

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

7.7

Sightseeing

1st-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 Idrissia for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for El Idrissia in May

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

In May, El Idrissia sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in El Idrissia 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 Idrissia peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	7	8	9	10	10	9	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in El Idrissia 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 Idrissia 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	15	24	29	28	31	28	28	31	19	12	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	28	Moderate
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is El Idrissia?

El Idrissia sits at 34.4°N, 2.5°E, 1,070 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Charef, 31 km away.

Topography around El Idrissia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Idrissia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 1,064 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 992 m.

The land around El Idrissia is covered by bare terrain (54%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and bare terrain (44%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

71 m

bare terrain 54%

16 km

354 m

grassland 49%

80 km

992 m

bare terrain 56%

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← April El Idrissia year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Charef 31 km · Aflou 54 km · ’Aïn el Bell 65 km · Djelfa 72 km · Laghouat 78 km · Hassi Bahbah 83 km · Ksar Chellala 87 km · Messaad 95 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

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 Idrissia (34.4454°, 2.5275°, elevation 1,070 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	10
2	23	10
3	23	10
4	23	11
5	23	11
6	23	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	25	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	13
16	25	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	26	13
20	26	13
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	27	14
24	27	14
25	27	14
26	27	15
27	27	15
28	28	15
29	28	15
30	28	15
31	28	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	18
4	17
5	17
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	16
10	16
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	16
27	16
28	15
29	15
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	10
2	23	10
3	23	10
4	23	11
5	23	11
6	23	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	25	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	13
16	25	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	26	13
20	26	13
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	27	14
24	27	14
25	27	14
26	27	15
27	27	15
28	28	15
29	28	15
30	28	15
31	28	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	18
4	17
5	17
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	16
10	16
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	16
27	16
28	15
29	15
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	10
2	23	10
3	23	10
4	23	11
5	23	11
6	23	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	25	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	13
16	25	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	26	13
20	26	13
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	27	14
24	27	14
25	27	14
26	27	15
27	27	15
28	28	15
29	28	15
30	28	15
31	28	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	18
4	17
5	17
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	16
10	16
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	16
27	16
28	15
29	15
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1