Sidi Amrane weather in May

In May, Sidi Amrane sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sidi Amrane's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sidi Amrane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:40 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
29%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sidi Amrane reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 39°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)
13118
23118
33118
43118
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How May really feels in Sidi Amrane

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 24 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
24
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sidi Amrane weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 121.7107.2
Feb19° / 41.410.88.1
Mar24° / 11°91.711.78.8
Apr28° / 15°91.212.87.8
May33° / 20°30.713.74.5
Jun38° / 25°10.114.21.2
Jul41° / 28°00.1140.0
Aug41° / 27°10.213.20.1
Sep36° / 23°91.212.22.9
Oct30° / 18°61.311.26.7
Nov23° / 11°71.610.38.6
Dec18° / 71.79.87.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28317
38317
48317
58416
68416
78416
88416
98317
108218
118218
128218
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sidi Amrane gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
62
72
82
92
102
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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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39730
49730
59730
69730
79730
89730
99730
109730
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
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209181
219181
229091
239091
2489101
2589101
2688111
2789110
2889110
2989110
3089110
3189110

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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515light breeze
615light breeze
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815light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:547:13
213.35:537:13
313.45:527:14
413.45:517:15
513.45:507:16
613.55:497:16
713.55:487:17
813.55:477:18
913.55:467:19
1013.65:457:20
1113.65:447:20
1213.65:437:21
1313.75:437:22
1413.75:427:23
1513.75:417:23
1613.75:407:24
1713.85:407:25
1813.85:397:26
1913.85:387:26
2013.85:387:27
2113.85:377:28
2213.95:367:28
2313.95:367:29
2413.95:357:30
2513.95:357:31
2613.95:347:31
2714.05:347:32
2814.05:337:33
2914.05:337:33
3014.05:337:34
3114.05:327:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
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87.5Intense
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317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sidi Amrane

In seasonPeak

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

Sidi Amrane sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Sidi Amrane?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sidi Amrane for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sidi Amrane in May

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

In May, Sidi Amrane sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sidi Amrane 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 Sidi Amrane peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 21UV 9Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sidi Amrane 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 Sidi Amrane is worst in June — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 1469 µg/m³Dec 1428 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr64Unhealthy
May62Unhealthy
Jun70Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug50Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov30Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sidi Amrane?

Sidi Amrane sits at 33.5°N, 6.0°E, 45 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Djamaa, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Sidi Amrane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sidi Amrane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m.

The land around Sidi Amrane is covered by bare terrain (55%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
71 m
80 km
337 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
May weather nearby: Djamaa 4.0 km · Megarine 35 km · Tebesbest 43 km · Touggourt 44 km · El Meghaïer 51 km · Taïbet 58 km · Reguiba 65 km · Guemar 73 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 Sidi Amrane (33.4988°, 6.008°, elevation 45 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).