Mansourah weather in May

In May, Mansourah sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 33 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 50% 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 Mansourah's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mansourah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:41 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
43%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
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 Mansourah reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°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 Mansourah

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.

Mansourah weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 306.419.83.2
Feb13° / 256.31.210.63.9
Mar17° / 3570.411.75.8
Apr20° / 387012.97.0
May26° / 13°335.9013.97.6
Jun32° / 18°163.9014.45.1
Jul36° / 21°72.5014.22.7
Aug35° / 21°124.2013.43.2
Sep29° / 17°326.3012.26.3
Oct23° / 12°295.1011.17.8
Nov16° / 316.1010.15.6
Dec12° / 265.80.79.63.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46634
56634
66634
76634
86733
96733
106733
116733
126733
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mansourah gets around 33 mm of rain over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
321
421
520
619
719
818
918
1017
1117
1217
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1818
1918
2018
2119
2219
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2419
2520
2620
2720
2820
2920
3019
3119

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
9991
10991
11991
12991
13982
14982
15982
16973
17973
18964
19964
20964
21955
22955
23946
24946
25937
26937
27928
28928
29919
30919
31919

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:567:23
213.55:557:24
313.55:547:25
413.55:537:25
513.65:527:26
613.65:507:27
713.65:497:28
813.75:487:29
913.75:477:30
1013.75:467:31
1113.85:467:31
1213.85:457:32
1313.85:447:33
1413.95:437:34
1513.95:427:35
1613.95:417:36
1713.95:407:36
1814.05:407:37
1914.05:397:38
2014.05:387:39
2114.05:387:40
2214.15:377:40
2314.15:367:41
2414.15:367:42
2514.15:357:43
2614.25:347:44
2714.25:347:44
2814.25:337:45
2914.25:337:46
3014.25:337:46
3114.25:327:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.41 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.7Intense
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297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mansourah

In seasonPeak

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

Mansourah sees seasonal dust haze (April–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Mansourah?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mansourah in May

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

In May, Mansourah sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Mansourah 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 Mansourah peaks around July 14 at about 10 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Mansourah 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 Mansourah 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).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1836 µg/m³Nov 1730 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct35Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mansourah?

Mansourah sits at 36.1°N, 4.5°E, 667 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is El Achir, 16 km away.

Topography around Mansourah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mansourah has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 669 m around an average of 773 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,461 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,248 m.

The land around Mansourah is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
669 m
16 km
1,461 m
80 km
2,248 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: El Achir 16 km · Melouza 27 km · Bordj Bou Arreridj 28 km · Chorfa 33 km · Akbou 42 km · Bordj Zemoura 42 km · Ighram 42 km · M'Sila 43 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 Mansourah (36.0872°, 4.4519°, elevation 667 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).