Goulmima weather in May

In May, Goulmima sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 58% 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 Goulmima's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goulmima's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:28 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
39%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
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 Goulmima reaches about 28°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 23°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Goulmima

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.

Goulmima weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 1020.810.25.2
Feb16° / 142.10.510.86.3
Mar19° / 112.70.111.87.7
Apr24° / 11°112.3012.88.5
May28° / 15°122.4013.67.6
Jun32° / 20°61.30144.8
Jul36° / 23°20.3013.92.5
Aug35° / 23°41013.23.3
Sep30° / 18°92.2012.26.1
Oct24° / 13°232.9011.28.2
Nov18° / 152.50.110.47.3
Dec15° / 81.80.4105.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
47921
57921
67921
77921
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Goulmima gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.4 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 (%)
16
26
35
45
55
65
75
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95
105
116
126
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147
157
168
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189
199
2010
2110
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2810
299
309
318

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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199calm
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309calm
319calm

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 5:40 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:406:54
213.35:396:54
313.35:386:55
413.35:376:56
513.35:366:57
613.45:366:57
713.45:356:58
813.45:346:59
913.45:336:59
1013.55:327:00
1113.55:317:01
1213.55:317:02
1313.55:307:02
1413.65:297:03
1513.65:287:04
1613.65:287:04
1713.65:277:05
1813.75:267:06
1913.75:267:06
2013.75:257:07
2113.75:257:08
2213.75:247:08
2313.85:247:09
2413.85:237:10
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2613.85:227:11
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2813.85:217:12
2913.95:217:13
3013.95:217:14
3113.95:207:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Goulmima

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Goulmima?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Goulmima in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Goulmima 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 Goulmima peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Goulmima 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 Goulmima is worst in August — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.6× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 1236 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep27Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Goulmima?

Goulmima sits at 31.7°N, 5.0°W, 1,028 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Errachidia, 56 km away.

MerzougaMidelt

Topography around Goulmima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goulmima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 1,041 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,635 m.

The land around Goulmima is covered by bare terrain (56%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
2,635 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Errachidia 56 km · Tinerhir 58 km · Arfoud 74 km · Rich 76 km · Reçani 79 km · Moulay Ali Cherif 80 km · Merzouga 111 km · Midelt 112 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 Goulmima (31.6923°, -4.9526°, elevation 1,028 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).