Laghouat weather in May

In May, Laghouat sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.5 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 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 Laghouat's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laghouat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:52 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
35%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Laghouat reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 34°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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22613
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243017
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283017
293118
303118
313118

How May really feels in Laghouat

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.

Laghouat 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 112.6104.7
Feb15° / 112.510.75.8
Mar19° / 123.111.77.5
Apr23° / 10°16312.88.3
May28° / 15°122.513.77.2
Jun34° / 21°71.314.24.0
Jul38° / 24°30.8141.6
Aug37° / 23°72.213.32.2
Sep31° / 19°223.912.25.4
Oct25° / 13°19311.18.2
Nov18° / 112.610.27.1
Dec14° / 1229.85.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28119
38119
48119
58119
68119
78119
88119
98020
107921
117921
127921
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Laghouat gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
39
49
58
68
78
87
97
107
117
127
137
147
158
168
178
188
199
209
219
229
239
249
259
269
278
288
298
307
317

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
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3115light 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 6:06 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:067:26
213.46:057:26
313.46:047:27
413.46:037:28
513.46:027:29
613.56:017:30
713.56:007:30
813.55:597:31
913.65:587:32
1013.65:577:33
1113.65:567:33
1213.65:557:34
1313.75:557:35
1413.75:547:36
1513.75:537:36
1613.75:527:37
1713.85:527:38
1813.85:517:39
1913.85:507:39
2013.85:507:40
2113.95:497:41
2213.95:487:42
2313.95:487:42
2413.95:477:43
2514.05:477:44
2614.05:467:44
2714.05:467:45
2814.05:457:46
2914.05:457:46
3014.05:447:47
3114.15:447:48

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
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287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Laghouat

In seasonPeak

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

Laghouat sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Laghouat?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Laghouat in May

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

In May, Laghouat sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Laghouat 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 Laghouat peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7Very high
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Laghouat 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 Laghouat is worst in June — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1349 µg/m³Dec 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr47Poor
May45Poor
Jun50Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Laghouat?

Laghouat sits at 33.8°N, 2.9°E, 764 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is ’Aïn el Bell, 69 km away.

Feidh el BotmaDar Chioukh

Topography around Laghouat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laghouat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 773 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,090 m.

The land around Laghouat is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and bare terrain (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (81%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
368 m
80 km
1,090 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: ’Aïn el Bell 69 km · Messaad 71 km · El Idrissia 78 km · Aflou 78 km · Charef 92 km · Djelfa 104 km · Feidh el Botma 114 km · Dar Chioukh 135 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 Laghouat (33.8°, 2.8651°, elevation 764 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).