Hassi Messaoud weather in May

In May, Hassi Messaoud sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hassi Messaoud's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hassi Messaoud's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:44 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
27%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Hassi Messaoud reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Hassi Messaoud

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 29 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
29
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Hassi Messaoud weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 51.210.27.4
Feb20° / 30.810.88.4
Mar24° / 12°5111.88.9
Apr29° / 16°30.612.87.2
May34° / 21°10.313.63.8
Jun39° / 26°00.1140.7
Jul42° / 28°0013.90.0
Aug41° / 28°0013.20.0
Sep37° / 24°20.412.22.1
Oct30° / 18°30.811.26.3
Nov23° / 11°51.210.48.7
Dec18° / 41.2107.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68218
78218
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hassi Messaoud gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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29820
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Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 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 5:56 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:567:10
213.35:557:10
313.35:547:11
413.35:537:12
513.35:527:12
613.45:517:13
713.45:517:14
813.45:507:15
913.45:497:15
1013.55:487:16
1113.55:477:17
1213.55:477:17
1313.55:467:18
1413.65:457:19
1513.65:447:20
1613.65:447:20
1713.65:437:21
1813.75:427:22
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2013.75:417:23
2113.75:417:24
2213.75:407:24
2313.85:407:25
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2613.85:387:27
2713.85:387:28
2813.85:377:28
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3013.95:377:29
3113.95:367:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
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47.6Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Hassi Messaoud

In seasonPeak

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

Hassi Messaoud sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Is May a good time to visit Hassi Messaoud?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hassi Messaoud. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Hassi Messaoud in May

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

In May, Hassi Messaoud sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hassi Messaoud 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 Hassi Messaoud peaks around June 19 at about 11 (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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Hassi Messaoud 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 Hassi Messaoud is worst in April — around 117 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorApr 19114 µg/m³Nov 2343 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr117Unhealthy
May102Unhealthy
Jun98Unhealthy
Jul66Unhealthy
Aug63Unhealthy
Sep66Unhealthy
Oct56Unhealthy
Nov43Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Hassi Messaoud?

Hassi Messaoud sits at 31.7°N, 6.1°E, 152 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Rouissat, 73 km away.

El HadjiraTaïbetTouggourtTebesbestMegarineGuerara

Topography around Hassi Messaoud

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hassi Messaoud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 153 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m.

The land around Hassi Messaoud is covered by bare terrain (76%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
127 m
treesartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Rouissat 73 km · Ouargla 77 km · El Hadjira 116 km · Taïbet 159 km · Touggourt 159 km · Tebesbest 160 km · Megarine 168 km · Guerara 193 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 Hassi Messaoud (31.6804°, 6.0729°, elevation 152 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).