Chichaoua weather in May

In May, Chichaoua sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.2 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 26°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 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chichaoua's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chichaoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:43 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
34%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chichaoua reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°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)
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How May really feels in Chichaoua

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.

Chichaoua 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° / 264.710.27.0
Feb20° / 274.810.87.3
Mar22° / 10°275.311.87.8
Apr24° / 12°224.112.78.3
May28° / 15°92.213.67.7
Jun31° / 18°31146.0
Jul34° / 20°10.613.83.8
Aug34° / 21°30.913.23.9
Sep30° / 19°71.612.26.1
Oct27° / 16°183.511.27.8
Nov22° / 11°26410.47.9
Dec19° / 214.4107.3

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47624
57525
67525
77426
87525
97525
107426
117426
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278515
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298614
308713
318713

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chichaoua gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
69
79
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304
314

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
289110
389110
489110
589110
689110
789110
888111
987121
1087121
1187121
1287121
1387121
1486131
1586131
1686131
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1885141
1984151
2082162
2182162
2280182
2379192
2478202
2576222
2675232
2773252
2871272
2970282
3068302
3166322

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:567:09
213.25:557:09
313.35:547:10
413.35:537:11
513.35:527:12
613.45:517:12
713.45:507:13
813.45:497:14
913.45:487:14
1013.55:487:15
1113.55:477:16
1213.55:467:17
1313.55:457:17
1413.65:457:18
1513.65:447:19
1613.65:437:19
1713.65:437:20
1813.65:427:21
1913.75:417:21
2013.75:417:22
2113.75:407:23
2213.75:407:23
2313.75:397:24
2413.85:397:25
2513.85:387:25
2613.85:387:26
2713.85:377:27
2813.85:377:27
2913.95:377:28
3013.95:367:28
3113.95:367:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.3Intense
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277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Chichaoua

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Chichaoua?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chichaoua in May

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

In May, Chichaoua sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chichaoua 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 Chichaoua peaks around July 17 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 17UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Chichaoua 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 Chichaoua is worst in August — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (June, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateAug 1420 µg/m³Jun 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chichaoua?

Chichaoua sits at 31.5°N, 8.8°W, 356 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Imi-n-Tanout, 42 km away.

Topography around Chichaoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chichaoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 364 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,568 m.

The land around Chichaoua is covered by bare terrain (33%), grassland (25%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), bare terrain (33%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), cropland (32%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
440 m
80 km
3,568 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Imi-n-Tanout 42 km · Echemmaia Est 61 km · Amizmiz 62 km · Tamansourt 66 km · Sebt Gzoula 70 km · Marrakesh 73 km · Méchouar-Kasba 74 km · Youssoufia 81 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 Chichaoua (31.5435°, -8.7628°, elevation 356 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).