Bou Izakarn weather in May

In May, Bou Izakarn sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bou Izakarn's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bou Izakarn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:51 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
29%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
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 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bou Izakarn reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Bou Izakarn

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.

Bou Izakarn weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 203.410.37.2
Feb19° / 263.6117.5
Mar21° / 11°244.111.88.0
Apr23° / 12°132.612.78.4
May25° / 14°51.213.48.8
Jun28° / 17°20.913.88.1
Jul33° / 20°20.413.75.0
Aug33° / 21°51134.7
Sep29° / 18°71.412.27.2
Oct26° / 16°152.411.38.3
Nov22° / 12°252.910.58.2
Dec19° / 233.610.27.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28317
38317
48317
58317
68317
78119
88119
98119
108119
118119
128119
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319010

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bou Izakarn gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.2 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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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
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59820
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109730
119730
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199451
209451
219361
229271
239370
249280
2590100
2689110
2788120
2887130
2986140
3085150
3183170

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 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 6:03 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:037:09
213.16:027:10
313.26:017:11
413.26:007:11
513.25:597:12
613.25:597:12
713.35:587:13
813.35:577:14
913.35:567:14
1013.35:557:15
1113.35:557:16
1213.45:547:16
1313.45:537:17
1413.45:537:17
1513.45:527:18
1613.55:517:19
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1813.55:507:20
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2013.55:497:21
2113.65:497:22
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2713.75:467:25
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3113.75:457:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bou Izakarn

In seasonPeak

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

Bou Izakarn 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 Bou Izakarn?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bou Izakarn in May

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

In May, Bou Izakarn sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Bou Izakarn 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 64 km away) is warmest in September at about 21°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 22 to Nov 2 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May18Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul20Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Bou Izakarn 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 Bou Izakarn peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 20UV 11Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bou Izakarn 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 Bou Izakarn is worst in February — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (June, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodAug 1219 µg/m³Jun 911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bou Izakarn?

Bou Izakarn sits at 29.2°N, 9.7°W, 635 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Guelmim, 40 km away.

Tine BiougraBen JerrarLqoliaaAit Melloul

Topography around Bou Izakarn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bou Izakarn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 646 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,115 m.

The land around Bou Izakarn is covered by bare terrain (89%) within 3 km, bare terrain (69%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (55%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
887 m
80 km
2,115 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Guelmim 40 km · Sidi Ifni 50 km · Tiznit 58 km · Assa 69 km · Tine Biougra 119 km · Ben Jerrar 122 km · Lqoliaa 127 km · Ait Melloul 131 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 Bou Izakarn (29.1771°, -9.7118°, elevation 635 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).