Tinerhir weather in May

In May, Tinerhir sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 54% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tinerhir's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tinerhir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:30 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
39%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
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 Tinerhir reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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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How May really feels in Tinerhir

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.

Tinerhir weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 112110.24.9
Feb15° / 152.40.610.85.7
Mar18° / 132.80.111.87.3
Apr22° / 10°122.3012.78.3
May26° / 14°112.1013.68.2
Jun31° / 18°71.70145.9
Jul34° / 21°20.2013.83.9
Aug33° / 21°61.2013.14.5
Sep28° / 17°112.3012.27.1
Oct23° / 12°223.1011.28.2
Nov17° / 162.20.110.47.0
Dec14° / 91.70.2105.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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

Any precipitation

Tinerhir gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:436:56
213.25:426:57
313.35:416:57
413.35:406:58
513.35:396:59
613.45:386:59
713.45:377:00
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1113.55:347:03
1213.55:337:04
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1913.75:287:08
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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 7.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tinerhir

In seasonPeak

In May, Tinerhir sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tinerhir sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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May
Jun
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Is May a good time to visit Tinerhir?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tinerhir in May

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

In May, Tinerhir sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Tinerhir 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 Tinerhir peaks around July 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 20UV 11Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Tinerhir 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 Tinerhir is worst in August — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.6× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 1236 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep27Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tinerhir?

Tinerhir sits at 31.5°N, 5.5°W, 1,281 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Goulmima, 58 km away.

AzilalErrachidiaBeni MellalReçaniMoulay Ali CherifArfoud

Topography around Tinerhir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tinerhir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 1,292 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,615 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,106 m.

The land around Tinerhir is covered by bare terrain (62%) within 3 km, bare terrain (77%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (65%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
1,615 m
80 km
3,106 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Goulmima 58 km · Kelaat Mgouna 64 km · Azilal 110 km · Errachidia 114 km · Beni Mellal 120 km · Reçani 123 km · Moulay Ali Cherif 123 km · Arfoud 124 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 Tinerhir (31.5147°, -5.5328°, elevation 1,281 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).