Sétif Weather in May
Sétif in May
The short of it: Sétif in May averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 11° · rain 40 mm · daylight 14 h 4 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Sétif an average May high of 24°, a low of 11° and some 40 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 24°; nights run about 11°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 4 min in mid-May, 60 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Sétif runs about middling and drier than most in May. Aïn Arnat, 9 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Sétif, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aïn ArnatSétif | 9 km W | 24° | 11° | 41 mm |
| El EulmaSétif | 25 km E | 23° | 10° | 41 mm |
| Aïn OulmeneSétif | 32 km SSW | 25° | 12° | 37 mm |
| BougaaSétif | 33 km WNW | 22° | 10° | 48 mm |
| BaborSétif | 35 km NNE | 22° | 10° | 51 mm |
| Salah BeySétif | 39 km SSW | 24° | 11° | 37 mm |
| ’Aïn AzelSétif | 42 km SSE | 24° | 10° | 35 mm |
| Râs el OuedBordj Bou Arréridj | 44 km SW | 23° | 10° | 39 mm |