Al Hoceïma weather in May

In May, Al Hoceïma sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 26 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Al Hoceïma's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Hoceïma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:17 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
36%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Al Hoceïma is Moroccan town located in the Central Rif, beetween Ibaqoyen region and Ayt Ouriarhel region.

Founded
1925

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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al Hoceïma reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Al Hoceïma weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 13°5489.94.9
Feb15° / 13°406.510.75.0
Mar16° / 14°416.711.75.5
Apr17° / 15°375.612.96.2
May19° / 17°263.913.87.4
Jun22° / 19°91.214.38.7
Jul24° / 22°10.214.19.5
Aug25° / 23°50.913.39.2
Sep23° / 21°233.412.28.4
Oct20° / 18°486.111.17.3
Nov18° / 16°58710.16.3
Dec16° / 14°396.79.75.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
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47723
57624
67624
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Hoceïma gets around 26 mm of rain over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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215
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515
615
715
815
915
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2012
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289
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308
317

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1415270
2405280
3385390
43753100
53653110
63453130
73353140
83253150
93054160
102953180
112754190
122654200
132554210
142454220
152255230
162154250
172054260
181855270
191755280
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211455310
221354330
231252351
241053361
25952381
26850402
27749422
28648443
29546453
30545474
31443494

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
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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 5:31 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:316:55
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1113.75:217:03
1213.75:207:04
1313.85:197:05
1413.85:187:06
1513.85:177:07
1613.85:177:07
1713.95:167:08
1813.95:157:09
1913.95:147:10
2013.95:147:11
2114.05:137:11
2214.05:127:12
2314.05:127:13
2414.05:117:14
2514.15:117:14
2614.15:107:15
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2814.15:097:16
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al Hoceïma

In seasonPeak

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

Al Hoceïma sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
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Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Al Hoceïma?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Al Hoceïma for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Al Hoceïma in May

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

In May, Al Hoceïma sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Al Hoceïma in May

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 14 to Oct 25 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Al Hoceïma 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 Al Hoceïma peaks around July 18 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 10 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Al Hoceïma 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 Al Hoceïma is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1515 µg/m³Dec 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Al Hoceïma?

Al Hoceïma sits at 35.3°N, 3.9°W, 74 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Tirhanimîne, 2.0 km away.

ZeghanghaneAl Aaroui

Topography around Al Hoceïma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Hoceïma has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Al Hoceïma is covered by water (58%) within 3 km, water (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
389 m
16 km
569 m
80 km
2,426 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Tirhanimîne 2.0 km · Imzouren 14 km · Bni Bouayach 19 km · Ben Taieb 50 km · Midar 51 km · Driouch 59 km · Zeghanghane 86 km · Al Aaroui 89 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 Al Hoceïma (35.2516°, -3.9372°, elevation 74 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).