Algeria
Algiers in May
🌷 SpringPleasant and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat
Why May scores 9.4What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.8
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (25°C highs / 13°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 11.4°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~39 mm rain)
- Air quality9.1
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~11 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline6.5
- ·Increased caution
| May | Oct | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.4 Excellent | 9.4 Excellent |
| Season | 🌷 Spring | 🍂 Autumn |
| High / low | 25° / 13° | 27° / 14° |
| Rain | 39 mm | 52 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 11° | dew pt 12° |
| PM2.5 | 11 µg/m³ | 11 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Algiers weather-station normals. Rainfall: Algiers weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsMay 2027
Holiday weekA long local holiday falls this month. Expect crowds at sights, fuller trains and flights, and higher hotel prices on those dates. Book ahead.
- Eid al-Adha 14–18 May · 5 days off in a row
Other public holidays: Labor Day (1 May)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore AlgiersEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyAlgiers is Algeria's capital, a white city on hills above a wide bay. Travellers come for the UNESCO-listed Casbah, French colonial boulevards and Roman ruins nearby.
No major events on our calendar for May.
Coming up later
Independence DayEvery year5 July every year
A national holiday marking independence from France in 1962.
Why go: Offices close and there are celebrations.
Where: Nationwide
Revolution DayEvery year1 November every year
A national holiday marking the start of the war of independence in 1954.
Why go: Offices and many shops close.
Where: Nationwide
Yennayer (Amazigh New Year)Every year12 January every year
The Amazigh (Berber) new year, a national holiday.
Why go: Cultural events and special meals are common.
Where: Nationwide
Casbah of Algiers
A UNESCO-listed old city of narrow lanes, Ottoman palaces and mosques.
💡 Go with a local guide; the lanes are steep and easy to get lost in.
Notre-Dame d'Afrique
A 19th-century basilica on a hill with views over the bay.
💡 Dress modestly.
Maqam Echahid (Martyrs' Memorial)
A huge concrete monument with views over the city.
Jardin d'Essai du Hamma
A historic botanical garden with exotic trees and walkways.
Tipaza
Roman ruins by the sea west of Algiers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
💡 An easy day trip; bring sun protection.
Couscous
Steamed semolina with vegetables and meat, a national dish.
💡 Restaurants and homes.
Chorba frik
A soup with cracked green wheat and meat, especially popular during Ramadan.
💡 Restaurants and homes.
Rechta
Thin hand-made noodles in a light chicken broth, an Algiers speciality.
💡 Traditional restaurants.
Makroud
Semolina pastries filled with dates and soaked in honey.
💡 Pastry shops.
Deglet Nour dates
Prized dates grown in Algeria's oases.
💡 Markets and grocers.
Kabyle silver jewellery
Silver jewellery with enamel and coral from the Kabylie region.
💡 Craft shops in Algiers.