Ābderafī weather in May

In May, Ābderafī sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 41 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ābderafī's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ābderafī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:11 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
39%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ābderafī reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14127
24127
34027
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How May really feels in Ābderafī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ābderafī weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 20°0011.32.9
Feb38° / 21°0011.51.4
Mar40° / 24°10.111.90.2
Apr41° / 26°62.212.30.0
May40° / 26°419.712.60.3
Jun36° / 25°8717.712.81.5
Jul32° / 23°18824.612.72.7
Aug30° / 22°26327.712.53.0
Sep32° / 22°11117.712.13.5
Oct35° / 23°255.811.73.2
Nov36° / 22°30.811.42.5
Dec36° / 21°0011.22.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28515
38515
48515
58515
68416
78416
88416
98317
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118317
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307723
317822

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ābderafī gets around 41 mm of rain over 9.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
217
317
418
519
619
720
821
922
1023
1124
1225
1326
1427
1528
1630
1731
1833
1935
2036
2138
2239
2341
2442
2543
2643
2744
2845
2946
3046
3147

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
160201460
258211560
355221670
453231770
552231780
650241880
748241990
847242090
9452420100
10442421100
11432422110
12422422111
13412423111
14392423121
15382424131
16362425132
17352326142
18332327152
19312228173
20292129183
21272130193
22252031213
23222032224
24201933244
25181934264
26161835274
27141835294
28121736304
29101637324
3091638334
3181538354

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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109calm
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129calm
139calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:176:46
212.56:166:46
312.56:166:46
412.56:166:47
512.56:156:47
612.56:156:47
712.56:146:47
812.66:146:47
912.66:146:48
1012.66:136:48
1112.66:136:48
1212.66:136:48
1312.66:126:49
1412.66:126:49
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1612.66:116:49
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1812.76:116:50
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2012.76:116:51
2112.76:106:51
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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36.9Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
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96.8Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ābderafī

In seasonPeak

None of Ābderafī's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ābderafī's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ābderafī sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ābderafī?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ābderafī.

What to pack for Ābderafī in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Ābderafī sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Ābderafī in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ābderafī peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 22UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ābderafī in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ābderafī is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2427 µg/m³Nov 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ābderafī?

Ābderafī sits at 13.7°N, 36.5°E, 611 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is May Cadera, 40 km away.

MetemmaAl-FashaqahTikil Dingay

Topography around Ābderafī

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ābderafī.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ābderafī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 602 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,350 m.

The land around Ābderafī is covered by cropland (52%) and grassland (42%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
1,350 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: May Cadera 40 km · Adebaye 62 km · Himora 66 km · Doka 78 km · Abala 81 km · Metemma 92 km · Al-Fashaqah 97 km · Tikil Dingay 105 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$933
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
14%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.5
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
28.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 499
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ābderafī (13.7333°, 36.45°, elevation 611 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).