Aïn Beni Mathar weather in May

In May, Aïn Beni Mathar sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Aïn Beni Mathar's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aïn Beni Mathar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:11 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
41%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Aïn Beni Mathar reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 32°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)
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How May really feels in Aïn Beni Mathar

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.

Aïn Beni Mathar 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
Jan13° / 184.80.7104.3
Feb15° / 194.40.510.75.3
Mar18° / 2250.211.76.8
Apr21° / 224.9012.87.6
May26° / 13°183.8013.77.8
Jun32° / 17°102.4014.25.2
Jul36° / 21°51.70142.6
Aug35° / 21°93.2013.33.0
Sep30° / 17°163.8012.26.2
Oct24° / 12°244.1011.18.0
Nov17° / 275.10.110.26.4
Dec14° / 174.10.39.84.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
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47030
57030
67030
77030
87030
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307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Aïn Beni Mathar gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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414
514
614
714
814
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2012
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15982
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17982
18982
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21982
22982
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28964
29964
30964
31955

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light 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 h 06 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 5:25 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:256:46
213.45:246:46
313.45:236:47
413.45:226:48
513.55:216:49
613.55:206:49
713.55:196:50
813.55:186:51
913.65:176:52
1013.65:166:53
1113.65:156:53
1213.75:156:54
1313.75:146:55
1413.75:136:56
1513.75:126:56
1613.85:116:57
1713.85:116:58
1813.85:106:59
1913.85:097:00
2013.95:097:00
2113.95:087:01
2213.95:077:02
2313.95:077:02
2413.95:067:03
2514.05:067:04
2614.05:057:05
2714.05:057:05
2814.05:047:06
2914.05:047:07
3014.15:047:07
3114.15:037:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
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277.5Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.6Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Aïn Beni Mathar

In seasonPeak

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

Aïn Beni Mathar sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Aïn Beni Mathar?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aïn Beni Mathar in May

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

In May, Aïn Beni Mathar sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Aïn Beni Mathar in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aïn Beni Mathar peaks around July 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Aïn Beni Mathar 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 Aïn Beni Mathar is worst in August — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 2228 µg/m³Dec 2111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb22Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aïn Beni Mathar?

Aïn Beni Mathar sits at 34.0°N, 2.0°W, 917 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Jerada, 35 km away.

TaourirtSebdouMaghniaSidi Slimane EchcharaaBerkane

Topography around Aïn Beni Mathar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aïn Beni Mathar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 932 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,399 m.

The land around Aïn Beni Mathar is covered by bare terrain (50%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, bare terrain (83%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (59%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
1,399 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Jerada 35 km · Oujda 76 km · El Aïoun 77 km · Taourirt 91 km · Sebdou 95 km · Maghnia 97 km · Sidi Slimane Echcharaa 104 km · Berkane 105 km

Morocco travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,672
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
80%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
17
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%other 1%

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 Aïn Beni Mathar (34.0097°, -2.0324°, elevation 917 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).