Climate averages 1991–2020
Oued Zem weather
in May.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 5th 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 Oued Zem: daytime highs average 26.1°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 50 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khouribga (31 km away). In May its highs average 25.4°C, 0.7°C cooler than Oued Zem, with 28 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Oued Zem ranks 17th of 56 for the warmest May highs and joint 33rd of 56 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 56 cities is 25.2°C; Oued Zem is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 4.8°C to 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 25 mm to 9.0 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
Oued Zem climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.7°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 46 | 6.2 | 10.210 h |
| February | 17.2°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 40 | 6.0 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.9°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 47 | 7.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 22.0°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 36 | 6.0 | 13.013 h |
| May, selected | 26.1°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 25 | 4.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 30.9°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 9.0 | 2.1 | 14.314 h |
| July | 35.3°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 5.7 | 2.4 | 14.114 h |
| August | 35.2°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 8.4 | 3.4 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.0°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 14 | 2.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.5°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 29 | 4.3 | 11.411 h |
| November | 19.7°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 52 | 6.1 | 10.511 h |
| December | 16.8°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 45 | 5.8 | 10.010 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
- Khouribga in MayMorocco · 31 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 12.6°C · 28 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in MayMorocco · 41 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 14.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Beni Mellal in MayMorocco · 62 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 13.0°C · 49 mm rain
- Khenifra in MayMorocco · 86 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 11.2°C · 43 mm rain
- Settat in MayMorocco · 99 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 13.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Berrechid in MayMorocco · 105 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 13.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Lahraouyine in MayMorocco · 117 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Khemisset in MayMorocco · 117 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.1°C · 35 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 Oued Zem) is explained once on the Oued Zem year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.