Azrou weather in May

In May, Azrou sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 11 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 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Azrou's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Azrou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:25 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
49%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Azrou reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1198
2198
3198
4199
5209
6209
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312412

How May really feels in Azrou

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.

Azrou 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
Jan12° / 677.83.6103.5
Feb13° / 668.6310.83.9
Mar15° / 7710.81.811.74.8
Apr18° / 7410.20.412.85.8
May21° / 10°60110.113.76.6
Jun26° / 14°287.4014.27.5
Jul30° / 18°197.70145.7
Aug30° / 18°239.2013.25.5
Sep26° / 14°367.7012.27.4
Oct21° / 11°517.20.111.27.1
Nov16° / 7180.810.35.3
Dec13° / 647.81.69.84.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
45941
55941
65842
75842
85743
95743
105743
115743
125743
135743
145842
155842
165842
175941
185941
196040
206040
216040
226238
236238
246436
256436
266535
276634
286733
296733
306832
316931

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Azrou gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 11 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1934
2034
2134
2234
2334
2434
2534
2633
2733
2832
2932
3031
3131

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 97% 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
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20973
21973
22964
23964
24964
25955
26955
27946
28946
29937
30937
31928

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:396:57
213.35:386:58
313.45:376:59
413.45:367:00
513.45:357:00
613.55:347:01
713.55:337:02
813.55:327:03
913.55:317:04
1013.65:307:04
1113.65:297:05
1213.65:287:06
1313.65:287:07
1413.75:277:07
1513.75:267:08
1613.75:257:09
1713.75:257:10
1813.85:247:10
1913.85:237:11
2013.85:237:12
2113.85:227:13
2213.95:217:13
2313.95:217:14
2413.95:207:15
2513.95:207:15
2613.95:197:16
2714.05:197:17
2814.05:187:17
2914.05:187:18
3014.05:187:19
3114.05:177:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.8Intense
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197.0Intense
207.0Intense
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237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Azrou

In seasonPeak

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

Azrou 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 Azrou?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Azrou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Azrou in May

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

In May, Azrou sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Azrou 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 Azrou peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highModerateJul 19UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Azrou 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 Azrou is worst in August — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1725 µg/m³Jun 1618 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Azrou?

Azrou sits at 33.4°N, 5.2°W, 1,277 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Ifrane, 15 km away.

Topography around Azrou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Azrou has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m around an average of 1,365 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,158 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,617 m.

The land around Azrou is covered by cropland (33%), trees (30%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (47%), trees (29%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
650 m
16 km
1,158 m
80 km
2,617 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ifrane 15 km · El Hajeb 31 km · Imouzzer Kandar 38 km · Agouraï 40 km · Mrirt 44 km · Sabaa Aiyoun 54 km · Aïn Taoujdat 56 km · Sefrou 57 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 Azrou (33.4344°, -5.2213°, elevation 1,277 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).