Sidi Ifni weather in May

In May, Sidi Ifni sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sidi Ifni's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sidi Ifni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:53 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
38%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Sidi Ifni is city in Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco.

Founded
1934

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical May day in Sidi Ifni reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Sidi Ifni weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 15°203.510.37.0
Feb18° / 15°223.110.97.1
Mar18° / 16°213.711.87.3
Apr18° / 16°102.512.77.4
May19° / 17°51.113.57.8
Jun20° / 18°20.613.88.1
Jul21° / 19°10.113.78.4
Aug22° / 20°10.213.18.5
Sep22° / 20°40.612.28.4
Oct21° / 19°132.211.38.0
Nov20° / 18°283.510.57.7
Dec19° / 16°253.710.27.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sidi Ifni gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.1 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12462140
22363140
32362150
42262160
52261170
62161180
72061190
81962190
91961200
101861210
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28347500
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31141571

Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:047:11
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1113.45:567:18
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1613.55:537:21
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1913.55:517:23
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2113.65:507:24
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
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47.2Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sidi Ifni

In seasonPeak

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

Sidi Ifni sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
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Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Sidi Ifni?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Sidi Ifni for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sidi Ifni in May

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

In May, Sidi Ifni sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Sidi Ifni in May

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in September at about 21°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 21 to Oct 30 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May18Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul20Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Sidi Ifni 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 Sidi Ifni peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 20UV 11Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sidi Ifni 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 Sidi Ifni is worst in February — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodFeb 1616 µg/m³Jun 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sidi Ifni?

Sidi Ifni sits at 29.4°N, 10.2°W, 44 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Guelmim, 45 km away.

AssaBen JerrarTine BiougraLqoliaaInezgane

Topography around Sidi Ifni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sidi Ifni has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,414 m.

The land around Sidi Ifni is covered by water (41%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, water (50%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (33%), water (32%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
375 m
16 km
862 m
80 km
1,414 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Guelmim 45 km · Bou Izakarn 50 km · Tiznit 55 km · Assa 112 km · Ben Jerrar 117 km · Tine Biougra 120 km · Lqoliaa 123 km · Inezgane 125 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 Sidi Ifni (29.3798°, -10.173°, elevation 44 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).