Tahla weather in May

In May, Tahla sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 49 mm of rain across 7.6 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 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Tahla's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tahla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:21 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
46%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.78 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 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tahla reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°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 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12311
22311
32311
42312
52312
62312
72412
82412
92412
102412
112413
122413
132513
142513
152513
162513
172513
182514
192514
202614
212614
222614
232614
242614
252614
262615
272715
282715
292715
302715
312715

How May really feels in Tahla

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.

Tahla 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
Jan15° / 698.4105.2
Feb17° / 658.810.75.6
Mar19° / 749.711.76.4
Apr21° / 10°749.912.86.7
May25° / 13°497.613.77.4
Jun30° / 17°16314.26.4
Jul34° / 20°41.1144.0
Aug34° / 20°72.213.33.8
Sep30° / 17°264.812.26.2
Oct25° / 14°606.911.17.5
Nov19° / 788.610.26.6
Dec17° / 658.49.85.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36337
46337
56337
66238
76238
86238
96139
106139
116139
126139
136139
146139
156139
166139
176238
186337
196337
206337
216337
226337
236436
246535
256634
266634
276733
286832
296931
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tahla gets around 49 mm of rain over 7.6 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 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
629
729
828
928
1028
1128
1227
1327
1427
1526
1626
1725
1825
1924
2023
2123
2222
2321
2420
2520
2619
2718
2817
2917
3016
3115

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185150
284160
383170
482180
580191
680191
779201
878211
978211
1076222
1176222
1275232
1375232
1474233
1573243
1673243
1772253
1871263
1970264
2069274
2168284
2266304
2364315
2463325
2561336
2660346
2759356
2857367
2957367
3056368
3155378

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
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 5:35 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:356:55
213.45:346:56
313.45:336:57
413.45:326:58
513.55:316:58
613.55:306:59
713.55:297:00
813.65:287:01
913.65:277:01
1013.65:267:02
1113.65:257:03
1213.75:247:04
1313.75:237:05
1413.75:237:05
1513.75:227:06
1613.85:217:07
1713.85:207:08
1813.85:207:08
1913.85:197:09
2013.95:187:10
2113.95:187:11
2213.95:177:11
2313.95:167:12
2413.95:167:13
2514.05:157:13
2614.05:157:14
2714.05:147:15
2814.05:147:16
2914.05:137:16
3014.15:137:17
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 6.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tahla

In seasonPeak

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

Tahla 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 Tahla?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tahla in May

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

In May, Tahla sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Tahla 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 Tahla 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 Tahla 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 Tahla 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 Tahla?

Tahla sits at 34.0°N, 4.4°W, 606 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Ribat Al Khayr, 26 km away.

Topography around Tahla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tahla has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m around an average of 596 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,178 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,254 m.

The land around Tahla is covered by grassland (42%) and cropland (40%) within 3 km, cropland (35%), grassland (31%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
256 m
16 km
1,178 m
80 km
3,254 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ribat Al Khayr 26 km · Taza 42 km · Sefrou 45 km · Fès al Bali 49 km · Fez 53 km · New Fes 54 km · Oulad Tayeb 54 km · Taounate 58 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 Tahla (34.0496°, -4.4216°, elevation 606 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).