Oum el Bouaghi weather in May

In May, Oum el Bouaghi sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 46 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Oum el Bouaghi's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oum el Bouaghi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:31 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Oum el Bouaghi is city in Algeria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Oum el Bouaghi reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22210
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312715

How May really feels in Oum el Bouaghi

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.

Oum el Bouaghi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 407.91.49.83.1
Feb13° / 377.91.310.63.6
Mar16° / 458.80.811.75.2
Apr19° / 468.80.212.96.4
May24° / 12°468013.97.4
Jun30° / 17°215.8014.46.0
Jul33° / 20°103.6014.24.2
Aug33° / 20°205.6013.44.3
Sep28° / 17°318.2012.26.5
Oct23° / 13°366.4011.17.5
Nov17° / 356.6010.15.7
Dec13° / 366.90.69.63.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36436
46436
56436
66436
76634
86634
96535
106535
116634
126535
136535
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296337
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Oum el Bouaghi gets around 46 mm of rain over 8 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
427
526
625
725
825
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1625
1725
1825
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2427
2527
2626
2726
2826
2926
3025
3125

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49640
59640
69550
79550
89460
99460
109370
119370
129280
139190
149190
1590100
1690100
1789110
1889110
1988120
2088120
2187130
2287130
2385141
2484151
2583161
2682171
2782171
2881181
2980191
3079201
3178211

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
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219calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
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 5:46 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:467:12
213.55:447:13
313.55:437:14
413.55:427:14
513.65:417:15
613.65:407:16
713.65:397:17
813.75:387:18
913.75:377:19
1013.75:367:20
1113.85:357:20
1213.85:347:21
1313.85:347:22
1413.85:337:23
1513.95:327:24
1613.95:317:25
1713.95:307:25
1813.95:297:26
1914.05:297:27
2014.05:287:28
2114.05:277:29
2214.05:277:29
2314.15:267:30
2414.15:257:31
2514.15:257:32
2614.15:247:32
2714.25:247:33
2814.25:237:34
2914.25:237:34
3014.25:227:35
3114.25:227:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.5Intense
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66.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Oum el Bouaghi

In seasonPeak

None of Oum el Bouaghi's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Oum el Bouaghi sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Oum el Bouaghi?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Oum el Bouaghi in May

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

In May, Oum el Bouaghi sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Oum el Bouaghi 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 Oum el Bouaghi peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 16UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Oum el Bouaghi 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 Oum el Bouaghi is worst in October — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModeratePoorModerateOct 936 µg/m³Jul 1730 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr36Poor
May33Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oum el Bouaghi?

Oum el Bouaghi sits at 35.9°N, 7.1°E, 925 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Aïn Fakroun, 24 km away.

Topography around Oum el Bouaghi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oum el Bouaghi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m around an average of 979 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,183 m.

The land around Oum el Bouaghi is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), grassland (20%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
599 m
16 km
783 m
80 km
2,183 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Aïn Fakroun 24 km · Aïn Beïda 27 km · Aïn Kercha 38 km · ’Aïn Abid 42 km · Kaïs 46 km · Sedrata 47 km · Khenchela 49 km · Oued Zenati 49 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 Oum el Bouaghi (35.8754°, 7.1135°, elevation 925 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).