Oued Zem weather in May

In May, Oued Zem sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.5 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 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Oued Zem's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oued Zem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:32 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
40%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Oued Zem is city in Morocco.

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 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Oued Zem 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 21°C and 35°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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273017
283017
293017
303017
313117

How May really feels in Oued Zem

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.

Oued Zem 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
Jan17° / 466.210.16.5
Feb19° / 40610.86.9
Mar22° / 10°47711.87.3
Apr24° / 12°365.812.87.9
May28° / 15°254.513.76.9
Jun33° / 19°92.114.14.6
Jul37° / 22°62.513.92.0
Aug37° / 22°83.413.22.2
Sep32° / 19°142.712.25.1
Oct27° / 15°304.311.27.4
Nov22° / 10°526.110.37.5
Dec18° / 455.89.97.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36832
46931
56931
66931
76832
86832
96832
106931
116931
126931
136931
146931
156931
167030
177030
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197228
207228
217228
227426
237426
247525
257624
267723
277723
287822
297921
308020
318119

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Oued Zem gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.5 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 14% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
418
518
617
717
817
917
1017
1117
1216
1316
1415
1515
1615
1714
1814
1914
2013
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2511
2611
2711
2810
2910
3010
3110

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
290100
390100
489101
589101
689101
789101
889101
989101
1088111
1188111
1288111
1387121
1486131
1586131
1685141
1784151
1883161
1982171
2081181
2180191
2278202
2376222
2475232
2574242
2673252
2772262
2871272
2969283
3068293
3167303

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

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
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:45 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:457:02
213.35:447:03
313.35:437:03
413.45:427:04
513.45:417:05
613.45:407:06
713.55:397:06
813.55:387:07
913.55:377:08
1013.55:377:09
1113.65:367:09
1213.65:357:10
1313.65:347:11
1413.65:337:12
1513.75:337:12
1613.75:327:13
1713.75:317:14
1813.75:317:15
1913.85:307:15
2013.85:297:16
2113.85:297:17
2213.85:287:17
2313.85:287:18
2413.95:277:19
2513.95:277:19
2613.95:267:20
2713.95:267:21
2813.95:257:21
2914.05:257:22
3014.05:247:23
3114.05:247:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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36.9Intense
46.9Intense
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97.0Intense
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137.0Intense
147.1Intense
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207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.3Intense
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247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.4Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Oued Zem

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Oued Zem?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Oued Zem for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Oued Zem in May

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

In May, Oued Zem sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Oued Zem 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 Oued Zem 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 Oued Zem 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 Oued Zem 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 Oued Zem?

Oued Zem sits at 32.9°N, 6.6°W, 783 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Boujniba, 19 km away.

Topography around Oued Zem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oued Zem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 798 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,232 m.

The land around Oued Zem is covered by cropland (39%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
399 m
80 km
2,232 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Boujniba 19 km · Bejaâd 20 km · Khouribga 31 km · Kasba Tadla 41 km · Al Fqih Ben Çalah 41 km · El Ksiba 61 km · Beni Mellal 62 km · Souq Sebt Oulad Nemma 64 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 Oued Zem (32.8627°, -6.5736°, elevation 783 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).