El Hajeb weather in May

In May, El Hajeb sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 9.5 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 21°C in the first days to 25°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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is El Hajeb's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Hajeb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:25 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
49%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in El Hajeb reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22110
32110
42110
52110
62110
72210
82211
92211
102211
112211
122211
132311
142311
152312
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172312
182312
192312
202312
212412
222412
232413
242413
252413
262413
272413
282513
292513
302513
312513

El Hajeb 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
Jan14° / 617.82.8104.4
Feb15° / 608.72.410.74.8
Mar17° / 7010.51.511.75.7
Apr19° / 699.70.312.86.3
May23° / 12°549.50.113.77.1
Jun27° / 15°225.5014.27.4
Jul31° / 18°124.40145.6
Aug31° / 19°156.3013.35.3
Sep27° / 16°326.4012.27.2
Oct23° / 12°537.60.111.27.4
Nov18° / 667.90.610.36.1
Dec15° / 577.71.29.85.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55842
65842
75842
85743
95743
105743
115743
125743
135842
145941
155941
165941
175941
186040
196040
206139
216139
226139
236337
246337
256436
266535
276634
286634
296733
306832
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

El Hajeb gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
532
632
732
832
932
1032
1132
1232
1331
1431
1531
1631
1730
1830
1930
2030
2129
2229
2329
2429
2528
2628
2727
2827
2927
3026
3125

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49730
59730
69640
79640
89640
99550
109550
119460
129460
139370
149280
159280
169190
1790100
1889110
1989110
2088120
2186140
2285150
2384160
2483170
2582180
2680191
2779201
2879201
2978211
3077221
3176231

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:396:58
213.45:386:59
313.45:377:00
413.45:367:01
513.45:357:02
613.55:347:02
713.55:337:03
813.55:327:04
913.65:317:05
1013.65:307:05
1113.65:297:06
1213.65:297:07
1313.75:287:08
1413.75:277:08
1513.75:267:09
1613.75:257:10
1713.85:257:11
1813.85:247:11
1913.85:237:12
2013.85:237:13
2113.95:227:14
2213.95:227:14
2313.95:217:15
2413.95:207:16
2513.95:207:16
2614.05:197:17
2714.05:197:18
2814.05:197:18
2914.05:187:19
3014.05:187:20
3114.15:177:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for El Hajeb

In seasonPeak

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

El Hajeb 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 El Hajeb?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit El Hajeb for general sightseeing.

What to pack for El Hajeb in May

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

In May, El Hajeb sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in El Hajeb 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 El Hajeb 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 El Hajeb 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 El Hajeb 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 El Hajeb?

El Hajeb sits at 33.7°N, 5.4°W, 1,023 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Agouraï, 20 km away.

Topography around El Hajeb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Hajeb has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m around an average of 999 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,713 m.

The land around El Hajeb is covered by grassland (49%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
377 m
16 km
837 m
80 km
2,713 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Agouraï 20 km · Sabaa Aiyoun 24 km · Ouislane 27 km · Meknes 28 km · Ifrane 30 km · Douar Toulal 30 km · Aïn Taoujdat 31 km · Azrou 31 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 El Hajeb (33.6879°, -5.371°, elevation 1,023 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).