Ben Guerir weather in May

In May, Ben Guerir sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ben Guerir's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ben Guerir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:39 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
35%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ben Guerir reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12513
22513
32513
42513
52614
62614
72614
82614
92614
102614
112714
122714
132715
142715
152715
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172715
182715
192715
202815
212815
222815
232815
242816
252816
262816
272816
282816
292816
302916
312916

How May really feels in Ben Guerir

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.

Ben Guerir 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
Jan18° / 274.710.16.9
Feb19° / 274.910.87.2
Mar22° / 11°305.411.87.7
Apr24° / 12°244.612.88.1
May27° / 15°122.613.68.0
Jun30° / 17°31.214.16.6
Jul33° / 19°20.613.94.8
Aug33° / 20°30.913.24.8
Sep30° / 18°91.812.26.7
Oct26° / 16°193.711.27.9
Nov22° / 12°314.410.37.8
Dec19° / 274.89.97.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47327
57228
67228
77129
87129
97129
107129
117030
127129
137129
147129
157327
167327
177426
187525
197525
207723
217822
227921
238020
248119
258218
268317
278416
288515
298614
308614
318812

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ben Guerir gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
410
510
610
710
89
99
109
119
129
139
148
158
168
178
188
198
208
218
227
237
247
256
266
276
286
295
305
315

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187130
285141
385141
485141
585141
684151
784151
884151
983161
1082162
1182162
1281172
1381172
1480182
1580182
1679192
1778202
1878202
1977212
2074233
2173243
2272253
2370273
2469283
2567303
2666313
2763334
2862344
2961354
3059365
3157385

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 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 5:51 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:517:07
213.35:507:07
313.35:497:08
413.35:497:09
513.45:487:09
613.45:477:10
713.45:467:11
813.45:457:12
913.55:447:12
1013.55:437:13
1113.55:427:14
1213.55:427:15
1313.65:417:15
1413.65:407:16
1513.65:397:17
1613.65:397:17
1713.75:387:18
1813.75:377:19
1913.75:377:20
2013.75:367:20
2113.85:367:21
2213.85:357:22
2313.85:347:22
2413.85:347:23
2513.85:337:24
2613.95:337:24
2713.95:337:25
2813.95:327:26
2913.95:327:26
3013.95:317:27
3113.95:317:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.4Intense
237.4Intense
247.4Intense
257.5Intense
267.5Intense
277.5Intense
287.5Intense
297.6Intense
307.6Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ben Guerir

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Aug
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Is May a good time to visit Ben Guerir?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ben Guerir in May

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

In May, Ben Guerir sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ben Guerir 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 Ben Guerir peaks around July 18 at about 11 (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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ben Guerir 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 Ben Guerir is worst in February — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (June, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 1225 µg/m³Jun 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ben Guerir?

Ben Guerir sits at 32.2°N, 8.0°W, 474 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Youssoufia, 54 km away.

Topography around Ben Guerir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ben Guerir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 469 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 944 m.

The land around Ben Guerir is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
197 m
80 km
944 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Youssoufia 54 km · El Kelaa des Srarhna 55 km · Tamansourt 56 km · Tamallalt 63 km · Sidi Bennour 64 km · Echemmaia Est 66 km · Marrakesh 68 km · Méchouar-Kasba 71 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 Ben Guerir (32.2409°, -7.954°, elevation 474 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).