Aoulouz weather in May

In May, Aoulouz sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.4 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 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 Aoulouz's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aoulouz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:43 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
28%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
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 Aoulouz reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°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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How May really feels in Aoulouz

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.

Aoulouz 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
Jan16° / 192.710.26.4
Feb17° / 293.410.96.9
Mar20° / 264.211.87.5
Apr23° / 10°13212.78.6
May26° / 13°71.413.58.6
Jun30° / 16°30.513.96.5
Jul34° / 20°0013.84.4
Aug33° / 20°20.313.14.8
Sep29° / 16°71.412.27.3
Oct24° / 13°162.811.28.4
Nov19° / 303.310.47.6
Dec17° / 253.710.16.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28416
38416
48416
58416
68416
78416
88317
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Aoulouz gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.4 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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26
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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187calm
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317calm

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 5:55 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:557:05
213.25:547:06
313.25:537:07
413.35:527:07
513.35:517:08
613.35:507:09
713.35:497:09
813.45:487:10
913.45:487:11
1013.45:477:11
1113.45:467:12
1213.55:457:13
1313.55:457:13
1413.55:447:14
1513.55:437:15
1613.55:437:15
1713.65:427:16
1813.65:417:17
1913.65:417:17
2013.65:407:18
2113.75:407:19
2213.75:397:19
2313.75:397:20
2413.75:387:21
2513.75:387:21
2613.75:377:22
2713.85:377:22
2813.85:367:23
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3013.85:367:24
3113.85:357:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
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127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Aoulouz

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Aoulouz?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aoulouz in May

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

In May, Aoulouz sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Aoulouz in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aoulouz peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 19UV 11Dec 15UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb5High
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Aoulouz 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 Aoulouz is worst in August — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodAug 1228 µg/m³Dec 1811 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aoulouz?

Aoulouz sits at 30.7°N, 8.2°W, 674 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Oulad Barhil, 28 km away.

Oulad Teïma

Topography around Aoulouz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aoulouz has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m around an average of 687 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,683 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,927 m.

The land around Aoulouz is covered by grassland (28%), cropland (28%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and bare terrain (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
331 m
16 km
1,683 m
80 km
3,927 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Oulad Barhil 28 km · Amizmiz 61 km · Ait Yazza 62 km · Asni 67 km · Taroudant 70 km · Setti Fatma 78 km · Imi-n-Tanout 84 km · Oulad Teïma 103 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 Aoulouz (30.6731°, -8.1809°, elevation 674 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).