Climate averages 1991–2020
Saïda weather
in May.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Saïda: daytime highs average 25.0°C and nights cool to about 12.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 58 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mascara (63 km away). In May its highs average 24.7°C, about as warm as Saïda, with 32 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Saïda ranks joint 22nd of 55 for the warmest May highs and 32nd of 55 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 55 cities is 25.6°C; Saïda is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 5.5°C to 30.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 38 mm to 20 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Saïda climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.6°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 39 | 8.3 | 10.110 h |
| February | 14.1°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 37 | 7.8 | 10.911 h |
| March | 17.4°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 46 | 8.2 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.5°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 44 | 8.2 | 13.013 h |
| May, selected | 25.0°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 38 | 6.7 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.6°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 20 | 4.3 | 14.514 h |
| July | 35.2°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 11 | 3.9 | 14.214 h |
| August | 34.7°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 17 | 5.8 | 13.513 h |
| September | 29.0°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 31 | 6.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 23.7°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 35 | 5.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 16.9°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 41 | 6.8 | 10.410 h |
| December | 13.5°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 30 | 7.1 | 9.910 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Mascara in MayAlgeria · 63 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 11.7°C · 32 mm rain
- Sidi Bel Abbes in MayAlgeria · 82 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.8°C · 30 mm rain
- Relizane in MayAlgeria · 107 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 13.8°C · 28 mm rain
- Oran in MayAlgeria · 120 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 15.2°C · 19 mm rain
- Tiaret in MayAlgeria · 122 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 10.2°C · 40 mm rain
- Mostaganem in MayAlgeria · 123 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 15.0°C · 23 mm rain
- Aïn Temouchent in MayAlgeria · 129 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 14.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Sougueur in MayAlgeria · 129 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 10.7°C · 40 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Saïda) is explained once on the Saïda year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.