Ait Yazza weather in May

In May, Ait Yazza sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ait Yazza's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ait Yazza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:45 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
28%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ait Yazza reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22816
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How May really feels in Ait Yazza

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.

Ait Yazza weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 25410.37.7
Feb22° / 10°314.610.97.9
Mar24° / 13°295.511.88.1
Apr26° / 14°164.112.78.0
May30° / 17°123.513.56.5
Jun33° / 20°41.713.94.6
Jul38° / 24°0013.81.5
Aug38° / 24°20.413.11.5
Sep33° / 21°82.112.24.5
Oct28° / 18°244.211.37.0
Nov24° / 13°405.110.58.0
Dec21° / 10°355.310.17.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28614
38614
48614
58515
68515
78515
88515
98416
108416
118416
128317
138416
148416
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288911
299010
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ait Yazza gets around 12 mm of rain over 3.5 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 11% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
415
515
615
715
815
914
1014
1113
1213
1312
1412
1511
1611
1710
1810
1910
209
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228
238
248
257
267
277
287
297
307
317

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19370
29370
39370
49370
59370
69370
79370
89280
99280
109280
119190
129190
1390100
1490100
1589110
1689110
1788120
1887130
1986140
2085150
2184160
2283170
2382180
2481190
2580200
2679210
2776231
2875241
2974251
3073261
3172271

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:577:07
213.25:567:08
313.25:557:09
413.25:557:09
513.35:547:10
613.35:537:11
713.35:527:11
813.35:517:12
913.45:507:13
1013.45:507:14
1113.45:497:14
1213.45:487:15
1313.55:477:16
1413.55:477:16
1513.55:467:17
1613.55:457:18
1713.65:457:18
1813.65:447:19
1913.65:447:19
2013.65:437:20
2113.65:427:21
2213.75:427:21
2313.75:417:22
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2513.75:417:23
2613.75:407:24
2713.75:407:24
2813.85:397:25
2913.85:397:26
3013.85:397:26
3113.85:387:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.45 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
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137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
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177.5Intense
187.5Intense
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227.6Intense
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257.6Intense
267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ait Yazza

In seasonPeak

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

Ait Yazza sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Ait Yazza?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ait Yazza in May

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

In May, Ait Yazza sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ait Yazza 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 Ait Yazza peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ait Yazza 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 Ait Yazza is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (June, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1226 µg/m³Jun 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ait Yazza?

Ait Yazza sits at 30.5°N, 8.8°W, 268 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Taroudant, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Ait Yazza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ait Yazza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 269 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,567 m.

The land around Ait Yazza is covered by cropland (40%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
822 m
80 km
3,567 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Taroudant 8.0 km · Oulad Barhil 35 km · Oulad Teïma 41 km · Oadar Temsia 61 km · Aoulouz 62 km · Tine Biougra 64 km · My Drarga 66 km · Lqoliaa 68 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 Ait Yazza (30.5019°, -8.7992°, elevation 268 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).