Tolga weather in May

In May, Tolga sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tolga's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tolga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:40 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
33%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tolga reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13018
23018
33018
43018
53018
63118
73119
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How May really feels in Tolga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 18 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
18
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.

Tolga 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° / 142.49.96.8
Feb19° / 82.110.77.7
Mar23° / 11°142.411.78.5
Apr27° / 15°172.712.87.9
May32° / 20°8213.84.9
Jun38° / 25°30.614.31.5
Jul41° / 28°10.214.10.0
Aug40° / 28°40.913.30.3
Sep35° / 23°182.712.23.3
Oct29° / 18°142.411.17.0
Nov22° / 12°132.210.28.3
Dec18° / 102.49.77.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38218
48218
58218
68119
78119
88119
98020
108020
117921
127822
137822
147723
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tolga gets around 8 mm of rain over 2 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
37
47
57
67
77
86
96
106
116
126
136
146
156
166
176
186
196
206
216
227
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246
256
266
276
286
295
305
315

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49730
59820
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119820
129631
139631
149631
159541
169541
179451
189451
199361
209361
219271
229271
239181
249181
259181
269181
279181
289181
299181
309181
319181

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min 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 7:17 PM to 7:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:547:17
213.45:537:18
313.45:527:19
413.55:517:19
513.55:507:20
613.55:497:21
713.65:487:22
813.65:477:23
913.65:467:23
1013.65:457:24
1113.75:457:25
1213.75:447:26
1313.75:437:27
1413.85:427:27
1513.85:417:28
1613.85:407:29
1713.85:407:30
1813.95:397:31
1913.95:387:31
2013.95:387:32
2113.95:377:33
2214.05:367:34
2314.05:367:34
2414.05:357:35
2514.05:357:36
2614.05:347:37
2714.15:347:37
2814.15:337:38
2914.15:337:39
3014.15:327:39
3114.15:327:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.4Intense
127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
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287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.6Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tolga

In seasonPeak

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

Tolga sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Tolga?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tolga in May

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

In May, Tolga sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tolga 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 Tolga peaks around June 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJun 18UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Tolga 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 Tolga is worst in June — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1647 µg/m³Dec 1123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr40Poor
May42Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tolga?

Tolga sits at 34.7°N, 5.4°E, 161 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Biskra, 35 km away.

Topography around Tolga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tolga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,942 m.

The land around Tolga is covered by trees (63%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (69%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
631 m
80 km
1,942 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Biskra 35 km · Ouled Djellal 44 km · Sidi Okba 48 km · Sidi Khaled 52 km · Barika 74 km · Aïn Touta 87 km · N’Gaous 95 km · El Meghaïer 99 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 Tolga (34.7222°, 5.3784°, elevation 161 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).