Ksar Chellala weather in May

In May, Ksar Chellala sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 31 mm of rain across 5.8 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 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Ksar Chellala's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ksar Chellala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:52 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
43%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
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 Ksar Chellala 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 19°C and 33°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 Ksar Chellala

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.

Ksar Chellala 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 195.29.93.9
Feb14° / 204.910.74.7
Mar18° / 285.311.76.5
Apr21° / 346.412.97.3
May27° / 13°315.813.87.3
Jun33° / 18°133.414.34.5
Jul37° / 22°72.714.12.0
Aug36° / 21°14413.32.6
Sep30° / 17°346.312.25.9
Oct24° / 12°345.211.17.8
Nov17° / 234.210.16.2
Dec13° / 184.29.74.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46535
56535
66535
76535
86535
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ksar Chellala gets around 31 mm of rain over 5.8 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 18% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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222
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421
520
619
719
818
918
1017
1117
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1517
1617
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2018
2118
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2717
2817
2916
3016
3115

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
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299460
309460
319361

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
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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 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 6:06 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 7:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:067:30
213.46:057:31
313.56:047:32
413.56:037:32
513.56:027:33
613.66:017:34
713.66:007:35
813.65:597:36
913.75:587:37
1013.75:577:37
1113.75:567:38
1213.75:557:39
1313.85:547:40
1413.85:537:41
1513.85:527:42
1613.85:527:42
1713.95:517:43
1813.95:507:44
1913.95:497:45
2013.95:497:45
2114.05:487:46
2214.05:477:47
2314.05:477:48
2414.05:467:48
2514.15:467:49
2614.15:457:50
2714.15:457:51
2814.15:447:51
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3014.25:437:53
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ksar Chellala

In seasonPeak

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

Ksar Chellala 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 Ksar Chellala?

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

7.3
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 Ksar Chellala for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ksar Chellala in May

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

In May, Ksar Chellala sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ksar Chellala 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 Ksar Chellala peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ksar Chellala 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 Ksar Chellala is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1229 µg/m³Jan 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb17Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ksar Chellala?

Ksar Chellala sits at 35.2°N, 2.3°E, 842 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Mehdia daira de meghila, 56 km away.

Topography around Ksar Chellala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ksar Chellala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m around an average of 898 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,186 m.

The land around Ksar Chellala is covered by grassland (53%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (51%), grassland (24%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (39%), grassland (30%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
494 m
16 km
584 m
80 km
1,186 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Mehdia daira de meghila 56 km · Aïn Oussera 60 km · Tissemsilt 64 km · Hassi Bahbah 67 km · Sougueur 75 km · Theniet el Had 78 km · Charef 79 km · ’Aïn Deheb 81 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 Ksar Chellala (35.2122°, 2.3189°, elevation 842 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).