Feidh el Botma weather in May

In May, Feidh el Botma sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 23 mm of rain across 4.5 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 54% 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 Feidh el Botma's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Feidh el Botma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:47 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
39%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
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 Feidh el Botma reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 32°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)
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How May really feels in Feidh el Botma

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.

Feidh el Botma 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 184.10.5103.4
Feb13° / 163.20.710.74.3
Mar17° / 184.30.111.76.3
Apr20° / 264.50.112.87.4
May26° / 14°234.5013.87.8
Jun32° / 19°133.5014.35.2
Jul35° / 23°61.8014.12.9
Aug34° / 22°144.5013.33.4
Sep29° / 17°346.2012.26.5
Oct23° / 12°244.6011.17.9
Nov16° / 173.7010.25.9
Dec12° / 153.20.49.73.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27723
37723
47723
57723
67723
77525
87525
97525
107327
117327
127327
137129
147129
157129
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187129
197129
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277327
287327
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317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Feidh el Botma gets around 23 mm of rain over 4.5 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 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
216
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415
515
615
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814
914
1014
1114
1214
1313
1414
1514
1614
1714
1814
1915
2015
2115
2215
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2415
2515
2614
2714
2814
2914
3013
3113

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 (%)
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31000
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71000
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91000
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111000
121000
13991
14991
15991
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18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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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 6:01 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:017:23
213.46:007:24
313.45:597:25
413.55:587:26
513.55:577:26
613.55:567:27
713.55:557:28
813.65:547:29
913.65:537:30
1013.65:527:30
1113.75:517:31
1213.75:517:32
1313.75:507:33
1413.75:497:34
1513.85:487:34
1613.85:477:35
1713.85:477:36
1813.85:467:37
1913.95:457:37
2013.95:447:38
2113.95:447:39
2213.95:437:40
2314.05:437:40
2414.05:427:41
2514.05:427:42
2614.05:417:42
2714.05:417:43
2814.15:407:44
2914.15:407:45
3014.15:397:45
3114.15:397:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.2Intense
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47.2Intense
57.2Intense
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297.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Feidh el Botma

In seasonPeak

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

Feidh el Botma sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Feidh el Botma?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Feidh el Botma in May

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

In May, Feidh el Botma sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Feidh el Botma 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 Feidh el Botma peaks around July 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 10UV 10Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Feidh el Botma 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 Feidh el Botma is worst in June — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1739 µg/m³Dec 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun40Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Feidh el Botma?

Feidh el Botma sits at 34.5°N, 3.8°E, 1,110 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Messaad, 45 km away.

Topography around Feidh el Botma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Feidh el Botma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 1,126 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,338 m.

The land around Feidh el Botma is covered by bare terrain (77%) within 3 km, bare terrain (79%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (63%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
442 m
80 km
1,338 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Messaad 45 km · Djelfa 50 km · Dar Chioukh 51 km · ’Aïn el Melh 53 km · ’Aïn el Bell 53 km · Bou Saâda 87 km · Charef 90 km · Hassi Bahbah 93 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 Feidh el Botma (34.5°, 3.7667°, elevation 1,110 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).