Khouribga weather in May

In May, Khouribga sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 28 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 Khouribga's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khouribga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:33 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM10 35 µg/m³ · 2016

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Khouribga 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 32°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)
12312
22312
32312
42312
52312
62312
72413
82413
92413
102413
112413
122413
132513
142513
152514
162514
172514
182514
192514
202514
212614
222614
232614
242615
252615
262615
272615
282615
292615
302715
312715

How May really feels in Khouribga

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.

Khouribga 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
Jan16° / 446.410.15.7
Feb17° / 426.610.86.2
Mar20° / 10°497.211.86.9
Apr21° / 11°426.712.87.3
May25° / 14°285.213.78.0
Jun28° / 17°82.214.17.6
Jul32° / 19°51.913.95.5
Aug32° / 20°72.313.25.3
Sep28° / 17°183.312.27.4
Oct25° / 15°355.311.27.9
Nov20° / 10°556.610.37.1
Dec17° / 486.39.96.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56634
66634
76535
86535
96535
106535
116535
126733
136733
146733
156733
166733
176931
186931
196931
207030
217129
227228
237426
247426
257624
267624
277822
287822
297921
308020
318119

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Khouribga gets around 28 mm of rain over 5.2 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
418
519
619
719
819
919
1019
1118
1218
1318
1417
1517
1617
1716
1816
1916
2015
2115
2215
2314
2414
2513
2613
2712
2812
2911
3011
3111

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
289110
389110
488120
588120
686131
786131
886131
985141
1085141
1183152
1283152
1383152
1482162
1581172
1681172
1780182
1879192
1979192
2078202
2176213
2274233
2373243
2471263
2570273
2668284
2766304
2865314
2963325
3062335
3160346

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 5:46 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:467:03
213.35:457:04
313.35:447:05
413.45:437:06
513.45:427:06
613.45:417:07
713.55:417:08
813.55:407:09
913.55:397:09
1013.55:387:10
1113.65:377:11
1213.65:367:12
1313.65:357:12
1413.65:357:13
1513.75:347:14
1613.75:337:14
1713.75:337:15
1813.75:327:16
1913.85:317:17
2013.85:317:17
2113.85:307:18
2213.85:297:19
2313.85:297:19
2413.95:287:20
2513.95:287:21
2613.95:277:21
2713.95:277:22
2813.95:267:23
2914.05:267:23
3014.05:267:24
3114.05:257:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.4Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Khouribga

In seasonPeak

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

Khouribga 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 Khouribga?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khouribga in May

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

In May, Khouribga sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Khouribga 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 Khouribga peaks around July 20 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 20UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khouribga 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 Khouribga is worst in January — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (June, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1839 µg/m³Jun 1621 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb38Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Khouribga?

Khouribga sits at 32.9°N, 6.9°W, 804 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Boujniba, 12 km away.

Topography around Khouribga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khouribga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 794 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,096 m.

The land around Khouribga is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
288 m
80 km
1,096 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Boujniba 12 km · Oued Zem 31 km · Ben Ahmed 37 km · Al Fqih Ben Çalah 47 km · Bejaâd 50 km · Al Brouj 50 km · El Gara 54 km · Kasba Tadla 67 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 Khouribga (32.8811°, -6.9063°, elevation 804 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).