Tamanghasset weather in May

In May, Tamanghasset sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°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 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tamanghasset's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tamanghasset's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:01 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
34%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Tamanghasset is city and capital of Tamanrasset Province, Algeria.

Density
2/km²
people per km²
Founded
1905

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 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tamanghasset reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Tamanghasset

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
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.

Tamanghasset weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 20.510.88.3
Feb23° / 10.311.28.9
Mar26° / 13°40.711.88.8
Apr31° / 17°10.112.56.2
May34° / 22°30.613.14.0
Jun36° / 24°20.413.42.7
Jul36° / 25°20.413.32.9
Aug35° / 24°51.812.83.2
Sep34° / 23°20.712.14.1
Oct30° / 18°20.711.56.6
Nov25° / 13°10.210.98.8
Dec21° / 10.410.68.6

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 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tamanghasset gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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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 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:107:00
212.96:097:00
312.96:097:01
412.96:087:01
512.96:077:02
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712.96:067:03
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tamanghasset

In seasonPeak

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

Tamanghasset sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Tamanghasset?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tamanghasset in May

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

In May, Tamanghasset sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tamanghasset in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tamanghasset peaks around June 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 12UV 13Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Tamanghasset 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 Tamanghasset is worst in March — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.6× the cleanest month (November, 42 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorMar 1268 µg/m³Nov 1142 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun67Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tamanghasset?

Tamanghasset sits at 22.8°N, 5.5°E, 1,372 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Arlit, 490 km away.

ArlitIn SalahKidalAoulefReggane

Topography around Tamanghasset

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tamanghasset has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 1,376 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 893 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,059 m.

The land around Tamanghasset is covered by bare terrain (56%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
893 m
80 km
2,059 m
treesshrubsartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Arlit 490 km · In Salah 579 km · Kidal 645 km · Aoulef 645 km · Alaghsas 692 km · Reggane 695 km · Agadez 696 km · Tchin Tabaradèn 766 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 Tamanghasset (22.785°, 5.5228°, elevation 1,372 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).