Ribat Al Khayr weather in May

In May, Ribat Al Khayr sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 61 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 41% 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 Ribat Al Khayr's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ribat Al Khayr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:21 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
48%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
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 Ribat Al Khayr reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 30°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)
1219
2219
3219
4229
52210
62210
72210
82210
92210
102310
112310
122311
132311
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292513
302513
312613

How May really feels in Ribat Al Khayr

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.

Ribat Al Khayr 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° / 618.41.5104.5
Feb15° / 608.61.410.74.9
Mar18° / 6910.20.511.75.9
Apr20° / 7711.10.112.86.2
May23° / 11°6110013.77.0
Jun28° / 15°225014.27.0
Jul32° / 18°102.70144.8
Aug32° / 18°133.8013.34.6
Sep28° / 15°316.4012.26.8
Oct23° / 11°557.3011.17.4
Nov18° / 668.30.310.26.2
Dec15° / 568.10.89.85.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36139
46139
56139
66040
76040
85941
95941
105842
115842
125941
135941
145842
155941
165941
175941
186040
196139
206139
216139
226238
236337
246337
256337
266535
276634
286634
296733
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ribat Al Khayr gets around 61 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
334
434
534
635
735
835
935
1035
1134
1234
1334
1434
1533
1633
1733
1832
1932
2031
2131
2230
2330
2429
2529
2628
2727
2826
2926
3025
3124

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49730
59730
69730
79730
89640
99640
109640
119550
129550
139460
149370
159370
169280
179190
1890100
1989110
2088120
2187130
2285150
2384160
2483170
2581190
2680200
2779210
2878220
2976231
3076231
3175241

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:35 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:356:55
213.45:346:56
313.45:336:56
413.45:326:57
513.55:316:58
613.55:306:59
713.55:296:59
813.55:287:00
913.65:277:01
1013.65:267:02
1113.65:257:03
1213.65:257:03
1313.75:247:04
1413.75:237:05
1513.75:227:06
1613.75:217:06
1713.85:217:07
1813.85:207:08
1913.85:197:09
2013.85:197:09
2113.95:187:10
2213.95:177:11
2313.95:177:11
2413.95:167:12
2514.05:167:13
2614.05:157:14
2714.05:157:14
2814.05:147:15
2914.05:147:16
3014.05:147:16
3114.15:137:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
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96.8Intense
106.8Intense
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126.8Intense
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146.9Intense
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196.9Intense
206.9Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ribat Al Khayr

In seasonPeak

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

Ribat Al Khayr sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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May
Jun
Jul
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Oct
Nov
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Is May a good time to visit Ribat Al Khayr?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Ribat Al Khayr for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ribat Al Khayr in May

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

In May, Ribat Al Khayr sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Ribat Al Khayr 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 Ribat Al Khayr 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 highHighModerateJul 19UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ribat Al Khayr 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 Ribat Al Khayr is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1626 µg/m³Dec 1415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ribat Al Khayr?

Ribat Al Khayr sits at 33.8°N, 4.4°W, 1,146 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Tahla, 26 km away.

Topography around Ribat Al Khayr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ribat Al Khayr has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m around an average of 1,018 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,342 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,224 m.

The land around Ribat Al Khayr is covered by grassland (42%) and cropland (39%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), shrubs (26%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
360 m
16 km
1,342 m
80 km
3,224 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Tahla 26 km · Sefrou 39 km · Oulad Tayeb 56 km · Imouzzer Kandar 57 km · Taza 57 km · Fès al Bali 58 km · Fez 60 km · New Fes 61 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 Ribat Al Khayr (33.8152°, -4.4072°, elevation 1,146 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).