Tébessa weather in May

In May, Tébessa sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 40 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 13.8 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 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Tébessa's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tébessa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:28 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Tébessa is city in Tébessa Province, Algeria.

Density
14/km²
people per km²

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 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tébessa reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°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)
1229
22210
32310
42310
52310
62310
72310
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112411
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302714
312714

How May really feels in Tébessa

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.

Tébessa 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° / 356.61.29.93.1
Feb12° / 276.61.110.73.6
Mar16° / 417.90.911.75.2
Apr20° / 447.90.212.96.6
May25° / 12°407.9013.87.4
Jun30° / 16°235014.35.8
Jul34° / 19°103.1014.13.9
Aug33° / 19°184.6013.34.2
Sep28° / 15°387.6012.26.5
Oct23° / 11°306.1011.17.6
Nov16° / 315.10.110.15.9
Dec12° / 315.70.69.73.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46436
56535
66535
76436
86535
96436
106535
116436
126535
136436
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tébessa gets around 40 mm of rain over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
428
527
627
727
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2224
2324
2424
2523
2623
2722
2822
2922
3021
3121

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27964
28964
29964
30955
31955

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
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 5:42 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:427:07
213.45:417:08
313.55:407:09
413.55:397:10
513.55:387:10
613.65:377:11
713.65:367:12
813.65:357:13
913.75:347:14
1013.75:337:15
1113.75:327:15
1213.75:317:16
1313.85:307:17
1413.85:307:18
1513.85:297:19
1613.95:287:20
1713.95:277:20
1813.95:267:21
1913.95:267:22
2014.05:257:23
2114.05:247:23
2214.05:247:24
2314.05:237:25
2414.15:237:26
2514.15:227:26
2614.15:217:27
2714.15:217:28
2814.15:207:29
2914.25:207:29
3014.25:207:30
3114.25:197:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.8 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
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
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286.9Intense
296.9Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tébessa

In seasonPeak

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

Tébessa 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 Tébessa?

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
6.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tébessa in May

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

In May, Tébessa sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Tébessa 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 Tébessa peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Tébessa 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 Tébessa is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2126 µg/m³Dec 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tébessa?

Tébessa sits at 35.4°N, 8.1°E, 867 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Hammamet, 16 km away.

Topography around Tébessa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tébessa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m around an average of 889 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,351 m.

The land around Tébessa is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
371 m
16 km
959 m
80 km
1,351 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Hammamet 16 km · Cheria 37 km · Meskiana 49 km · Thala 53 km · El Aouinet 56 km · Ouenza 61 km · Feriana 65 km · Tajerouine 67 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 Tébessa (35.4042°, 8.1242°, elevation 867 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).