Sabaa Aiyoun weather in May

In May, Sabaa Aiyoun sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 39 mm of rain across 6.5 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 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Sabaa Aiyoun's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabaa Aiyoun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:25 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
46%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sabaa Aiyoun reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 33°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)
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How May really feels in Sabaa Aiyoun

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.

Sabaa Aiyoun 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° / 557.8105.6
Feb17° / 527.410.76.2
Mar20° / 588.611.76.7
Apr22° / 11°557.912.87.1
May26° / 14°396.513.77.4
Jun30° / 17°132.614.26.0
Jul34° / 20°30.9144.0
Aug34° / 20°51.813.33.9
Sep30° / 18°213.812.26.0
Oct26° / 15°506.711.17.4
Nov20° / 10°647.610.26.9
Dec17° / 537.59.86.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36238
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96238
106139
116238
126238
136238
146337
156337
166337
176337
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196436
206436
216535
226535
236535
246634
256733
266733
276931
287030
297129
307228
317327

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sabaa Aiyoun gets around 39 mm of rain over 6.5 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 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
424
524
624
724
824
924
1023
1123
1223
1322
1422
1521
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2716
2816
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3114

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1801910
2792010
3782110
4782110
5772210
6772210
7752320
8752320
9742420
10732430
11732430
12732430
13712540
14712540
15712540
16712540
17702640
18692650
19682750
20672850
21652960
22643060
23633160
24603370
25593470
26573580
27563680
28533791
29523891
305039101
314940101

Wind in May

Winds average 7 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
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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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 6:59 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:396:59
213.45:387:00
313.45:377:00
413.45:367:01
513.55:357:02
613.55:347:03
713.55:337:03
813.55:327:04
913.65:317:05
1013.65:307:06
1113.65:297:07
1213.75:287:07
1313.75:277:08
1413.75:277:09
1513.75:267:10
1613.85:257:10
1713.85:247:11
1813.85:247:12
1913.85:237:13
2013.95:227:13
2113.95:227:14
2213.95:217:15
2313.95:207:16
2413.95:207:16
2514.05:197:17
2614.05:197:18
2714.05:187:18
2814.05:187:19
2914.05:187:20
3014.15:177:20
3114.15:177:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
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247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sabaa Aiyoun

In seasonPeak

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

Sabaa Aiyoun sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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May
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Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is May a good time to visit Sabaa Aiyoun?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sabaa Aiyoun in May

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

In May, Sabaa Aiyoun sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Sabaa Aiyoun 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 Sabaa Aiyoun 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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sabaa Aiyoun 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 Sabaa Aiyoun 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 Sabaa Aiyoun?

Sabaa Aiyoun sits at 33.9°N, 5.4°W, 593 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Ouislane, 11 km away.

Topography around Sabaa Aiyoun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabaa Aiyoun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 580 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 868 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,296 m.

The land around Sabaa Aiyoun is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
868 m
80 km
2,296 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ouislane 11 km · Aïn Taoujdat 15 km · Meknes 17 km · Douar Toulal 21 km · El Hajeb 24 km · Ras el Ma 26 km · Oulad Tayeb 35 km · Agouraï 36 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 Sabaa Aiyoun (33.9033°, -5.3687°, elevation 593 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).