Climate averages 1991–2020
Dakhla weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 3rd 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 Dakhla: daytime highs average 24.4°C and nights cool to about 16.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical May (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 16 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nouadhibou (325 km away). In May its highs average 23.8°C, 0.5°C cooler than Dakhla, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 2 cities listed in Western Sahara, Dakhla ranks 2nd of 2 for the warmest May highs and 1st of 2 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 2 cities is 25.0°C; Dakhla is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 25.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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
Dakhla climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.2°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 3.6 | 0.7 | 10.811 h |
| February | 22.7°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 1.9 | 0.5 | 11.311 h |
| March | 23.6°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 3.2 | 0.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.6°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 1.3 | 0.1 | 12.713 h |
| May, selected | 24.4°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| June | 25.9°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.614 h |
| July | 26.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| August | 28.1°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 1.3 | 0.2 | 13.013 h |
| September | 28.4°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 5.5 | 0.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.1°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 3.4 | 0.5 | 11.612 h |
| November | 25.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 1.7 | 0.2 | 11.011 h |
| December | 23.1°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 4.7 | 0.5 | 10.711 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
- Nouadhibou in MayMauritania · 325 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Santa Lucía in MaySpain · 472 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 14.5°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Laayoune in MayWestern Sahara · 474 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 16.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Telde in MaySpain · 482 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 16.3°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in MaySpain · 494 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 16.1°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Arona in MaySpain · 496 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 14.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife in MaySpain · 533 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 18.3°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Nouakchott in MayMauritania · 623 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 21.5°C · 0.1 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 Dakhla) is explained once on the Dakhla year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.