Bouarfa weather in May

In May, Bouarfa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Bouarfa's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bouarfa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 9 mm; 1.8 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 42 min; 5:14 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover: 34%; 11th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 7.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.9; out of 10

← April Bouarfa year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

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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 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bouarfa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	30	30
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	26	12
7	26	13
8	26	13
9	26	13
10	26	13
11	26	13
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	27	14
16	27	14
17	27	14
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	29	16
26	29	16
27	29	16
28	29	16
29	29	16
30	30	16
31	30	17

How May really feels in Bouarfa

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Bouarfa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 2°	11	2.7	0.6	10.1	4.5
Feb	15° / 3°	11	2.4	0.5	10.8	5.6
Mar	18° / 6°	15	3.1	0.1	11.8	7.3
Apr	22° / 10°	13	2.8	0	12.8	8.4
May	27° / 14°	9	1.8	0	13.6	7.9
Jun	33° / 19°	6	1.4	0	14.1	4.8
Jul	37° / 23°	2	0.6	0	13.9	2.3
Aug	35° / 22°	5	1.2	0	13.2	2.9
Sep	30° / 18°	12	2.7	0	12.2	6.0
Oct	24° / 13°	15	3.1	0	11.2	8.3
Nov	17° / 7°	19	3	0.1	10.3	6.8
Dec	14° / 3°	10	2.3	0.5	9.9	4.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 21%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	81	81	81	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79
Cloudier (%)	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bouarfa gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	7
3	7
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	6
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7
31	7

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

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 5:27 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 7:04 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	14.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:06
Sunset (PM)	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	5:27	6:43
2	13.3	5:26	6:44
3	13.3	5:25	6:45
4	13.4	5:24	6:45
5	13.4	5:23	6:46
6	13.4	5:22	6:47
7	13.4	5:21	6:47
8	13.5	5:20	6:48
9	13.5	5:20	6:49
10	13.5	5:19	6:50
11	13.5	5:18	6:50
12	13.6	5:17	6:51
13	13.6	5:16	6:52
14	13.6	5:16	6:53
15	13.6	5:15	6:53
16	13.7	5:14	6:54
17	13.7	5:13	6:55
18	13.7	5:13	6:55
19	13.7	5:12	6:56
20	13.8	5:12	6:57
21	13.8	5:11	6:58
22	13.8	5:10	6:58
23	13.8	5:10	6:59
24	13.8	5:09	7:00
25	13.9	5:09	7:00
26	13.9	5:08	7:01
27	13.9	5:08	7:02
28	13.9	5:08	7:02
29	13.9	5:07	7:03
30	13.9	5:07	7:03
31	14.0	5:06	7:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.3 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.6	Intense
2	7.6	Intense
3	7.6	Intense
4	7.7	Intense
5	7.7	Intense
6	7.7	Intense
7	7.7	Intense
8	7.7	Intense
9	7.7	Intense
10	7.8	Intense
11	7.8	Intense
12	7.8	Intense
13	7.8	Intense
14	7.8	Intense
15	7.8	Intense
16	7.8	Intense
17	7.8	Intense
18	7.8	Intense
19	7.8	Intense
20	7.8	Intense
21	7.8	Intense
22	7.8	Intense
23	7.8	Intense
24	7.9	Intense
25	7.9	Intense
26	7.9	Intense
27	7.9	Intense
28	7.9	Intense
29	7.9	Intense
30	7.9	Intense
31	7.9	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bouarfa

In seasonPeak

In May, Bouarfa sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bouarfa sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Bouarfa?

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

7.9

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bouarfa in May

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

In May, Bouarfa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Bouarfa 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 Bouarfa peaks around July 12 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	8	8	9	11	11	10	9	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Bouarfa 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 Bouarfa is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	20	25	35	33	33	34	35	33	20	12	8
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	35	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	34	Moderate
Aug	35	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Bouarfa?

Bouarfa sits at 32.5°N, 2.0°W, 1,169 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Béchar, 105 km away.

Topography around Bouarfa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouarfa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m around an average of 1,200 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 771 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,385 m.

The land around Bouarfa is covered by bare terrain (74%) within 3 km, bare terrain (89%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (94%) within 80 km.

3 km

455 m

bare terrain 74%

16 km

771 m

bare terrain 89%

80 km

1,385 m

bare terrain 94%

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← April Bouarfa year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Béchar 105 km · Aïn Sefra 131 km · Aïn Beni Mathar 164 km · Outat Oulad Al Haj 186 km · Mecheria 193 km · Missour 198 km · Jerada 198 km · Taourirt 226 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

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 Bouarfa (32.5338°, -1.9621°, elevation 1,169 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	26	12
7	26	13
8	26	13
9	26	13
10	26	13
11	26	13
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	27	14
16	27	14
17	27	14
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	29	16
26	29	16
27	29	16
28	29	16
29	29	16
30	30	16
31	30	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	7
3	7
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	6
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	26	12
7	26	13
8	26	13
9	26	13
10	26	13
11	26	13
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	27	14
16	27	14
17	27	14
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	29	16
26	29	16
27	29	16
28	29	16
29	29	16
30	30	16
31	30	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	7
3	7
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	6
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	26	12
7	26	13
8	26	13
9	26	13
10	26	13
11	26	13
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	27	14
16	27	14
17	27	14
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	29	16
26	29	16
27	29	16
28	29	16
29	29	16
30	30	16
31	30	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	7
3	7
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	6
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1