Tiaret weather in May

In May, Tiaret sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 40 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°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 Tiaret's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tiaret's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:55 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
45%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Tiaret is city in Algeria.

Density
1,605/km²
people per km²
Founded
~778 CE

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 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tiaret 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 17°C and 30°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)
12110
22110
32110
42210
52210
62210
72211
82211
92211
102311
112311
122311
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292614
302614
312614

How May really feels in Tiaret

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.

Tiaret weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 518.91.19.93.2
Feb13° / 468.91.610.73.7
Mar16° / 548.70.611.75.3
Apr19° / 528.9012.96.4
May24° / 12°407.3013.87.5
Jun29° / 17°153.3014.36.6
Jul34° / 21°72.7014.14.0
Aug33° / 20°133.8013.34.2
Sep28° / 16°306.5012.26.7
Oct23° / 12°386.6011.17.5
Nov16° / 488.20.110.15.3
Dec13° / 448.20.59.73.7

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 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46436
56436
66436
76337
86337
96337
106337
116238
126238
136238
146238
156238
166238
176337
186337
196337
206436
216436
226436
236535
246535
256535
266634
276634
286832
296832
306931
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tiaret gets around 40 mm of rain over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
426
526
625
725
824
924
1023
1123
1222
1322
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1922
2023
2123
2223
2323
2422
2522
2622
2721
2820
2920
3019
3118

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3973
4973
5973
6973
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
17964
18964
19955
20955
21955
22946
23946
24937
25928
26928
27919
28919
299010
309010
318911

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:10 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 7:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:107:34
213.46:097:35
313.56:077:36
413.56:067:37
513.56:057:38
613.66:047:38
713.66:037:39
813.66:027:40
913.76:017:41
1013.76:007:42
1113.75:597:43
1213.75:597:43
1313.85:587:44
1413.85:577:45
1513.85:567:46
1613.95:557:47
1713.95:557:47
1813.95:547:48
1913.95:537:49
2014.05:527:50
2114.05:527:51
2214.05:517:51
2314.05:507:52
2414.15:507:53
2514.15:497:54
2614.15:497:54
2714.15:487:55
2814.15:487:56
2914.25:477:56
3014.25:477:57
3114.25:467:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tiaret

In seasonPeak

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

Tiaret sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Tiaret?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tiaret in May

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

In May, Tiaret sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Tiaret 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 Tiaret peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Tiaret 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 Tiaret is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1227 µg/m³Jan 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tiaret?

Tiaret sits at 35.4°N, 1.3°E, 1,031 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Sougueur, 26 km away.

Topography around Tiaret

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tiaret has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 1,053 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,916 m.

The land around Tiaret is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
686 m
80 km
1,916 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Sougueur 26 km · Mehdia daira de meghila 40 km · Frenda 42 km · Lardjem 47 km · Tissemsilt 52 km · Oued el Abtal 58 km · Ammi Moussa 58 km · ’Aïn Deheb 62 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 Tiaret (35.371°, 1.317°, elevation 1,031 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).