M'Sila weather in May

In May, M'Sila sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 30°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is M'Sila's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see M'Sila's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 21 mm; 4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 54 min; 5:42 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover: 40%; 5th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 7.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; 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 25°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in M'Sila reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°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)	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	31
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18

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

How May really feels in M'Sila

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.

M'Sila weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 4°	23	5	9.9	3.9
Feb	14° / 5°	19	4.6	10.6	4.9
Mar	18° / 7°	25	5	11.7	6.8
Apr	22° / 10°	28	5	12.9	7.7
May	28° / 15°	21	4	13.9	7.2
Jun	34° / 20°	9	2.4	14.4	4.0
Jul	37° / 24°	5	1.8	14.2	1.7
Aug	36° / 23°	8	2.6	13.3	2.3
Sep	31° / 19°	24	4.5	12.2	5.6
Oct	24° / 14°	23	4.3	11.1	8.0
Nov	17° / 8°	24	4.5	10.1	6.4
Dec	13° / 5°	20	4.8	9.6	4.4

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

	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 (%)	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	74
Cloudier (%)	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	72	28
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	74	26

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

M'Sila gets around 21 mm of rain over 4 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 13% and peaks near 16% 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 (%)	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

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.

	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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 5:56 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:46 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	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33
Sunset (PM)	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	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	7:42	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:44	7:45	7:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	5:56	7:22
2	13.5	5:55	7:23
3	13.5	5:54	7:24
4	13.5	5:53	7:24
5	13.6	5:52	7:25
6	13.6	5:51	7:26
7	13.6	5:50	7:27
8	13.7	5:49	7:28
9	13.7	5:48	7:29
10	13.7	5:47	7:30
11	13.7	5:46	7:30
12	13.8	5:45	7:31
13	13.8	5:44	7:32
14	13.8	5:43	7:33
15	13.9	5:42	7:34
16	13.9	5:42	7:34
17	13.9	5:41	7:35
18	13.9	5:40	7:36
19	14.0	5:39	7:37
20	14.0	5:39	7:38
21	14.0	5:38	7:38
22	14.0	5:37	7:39
23	14.1	5:37	7:40
24	14.1	5:36	7:41
25	14.1	5:36	7:42
26	14.1	5:35	7:42
27	14.1	5:35	7:43
28	14.2	5:34	7:44
29	14.2	5:34	7:44
30	14.2	5:33	7:45
31	14.2	5:33	7:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.08 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)	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	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
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	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.9	Intense
5	6.9	Intense
6	6.9	Intense
7	7.0	Intense
8	7.0	Intense
9	7.0	Intense
10	7.0	Intense
11	7.0	Intense
12	7.0	Intense
13	7.1	Intense
14	7.1	Intense
15	7.1	Intense
16	7.1	Intense
17	7.1	Intense
18	7.1	Intense
19	7.1	Intense
20	7.1	Intense
21	7.1	Intense
22	7.2	Intense
23	7.2	Intense
24	7.2	Intense
25	7.2	Intense
26	7.2	Intense
27	7.2	Intense
28	7.3	Intense
29	7.3	Intense
30	7.3	Intense
31	7.3	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for M'Sila

In seasonPeak

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

M'Sila sees seasonal dust haze (April–July), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Apr

May

Jun

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit M'Sila?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

7.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for M'Sila in May

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

In May, M'Sila sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in M'Sila 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 M'Sila peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	7	7	8	9	9	8	8	5	4	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in M'Sila 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 M'Sila is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	33	32	34	34	33	33	33	34	36	35	30	33
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	33	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	34	Moderate
May	33	Moderate
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	34	Moderate
Sep	36	Poor
Oct	35	Moderate
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	33	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is M'Sila?

M'Sila sits at 35.7°N, 4.5°E, 465 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Bordj Ghdir, 39 km away.

Topography around M'Sila

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around M'Sila has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 480 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,692 m.

The land around M'Sila is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (39%), cropland (31%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), bare terrain (32%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

62 m

artificial surfaces 54%

16 km

525 m

bare terrain 39%

80 km

1,692 m

grassland 38%

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← April M'Sila year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Bordj Ghdir 39 km · El Achir 40 km · Mansourah 43 km · Melouza 44 km · Bordj Bou Arreridj 45 km · Râs el Oued 52 km · Ain el Hadjel 59 km · Bou Saâda 65 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 M'Sila (35.7089°, 4.5372°, elevation 465 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	25	13
2	25	13
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	26	13
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	27	14
11	27	14
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	28	15
16	28	15
17	28	15
18	28	16
19	28	16
20	28	16
21	29	16
22	29	16
23	29	16
24	29	17
25	29	17
26	30	17
27	30	17
28	30	17
29	30	17
30	30	18
31	31	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	72	28
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	74	26

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	72	28
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	74	26

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	72	28
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	74	26

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6