Āgaro weather in May

In May, Āgaro sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 225 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Āgaro's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āgaro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
14°
10th coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:19 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Āgaro is town and woreda in southwestern Ethiopia.

Density
6,447/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Āgaro reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Āgaro weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°244.911.67.7
Feb27° / 13°294.911.77.3
Mar27° / 14°7511.911.96.3
Apr25° / 14°14219.212.25.2
May24° / 14°22525.812.44.4
Jun23° / 13°17928.312.43.8
Jul22° / 13°19129.412.43.6
Aug22° / 13°20529.612.33.6
Sep23° / 13°24829.3123.7
Oct24° / 12°14817.911.85.7
Nov24° / 12°507.411.67.5
Dec25° / 12°193.811.68.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32179
42278
52179
62080
72179
82179
92179
102278
112278
122179
132278
142377
152377
162476
172575
182575
192575
202674
212674
222773
232773
242872
252872
262971
272971
283070
293070
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Āgaro gets around 225 mm of rain over 25.8 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 84% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
177
277
378
478
579
679
780
880
981
1081
1182
1282
1382
1483
1583
1684
1784
1885
1985
2085
2186
2286
2386
2487
2587
2688
2788
2888
2989
3089
3190

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
147026
246927
337027
436928
536829
636829
736730
826731
926731
1026632
1126632
1226632
1326632
1426731
1526731
1616930
1716930
1817029
1917128
2017227
2117425
2217524
2317623
2417722
2517920
2618019
2718118
2808317
2908416
3008515
3108515

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
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184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:226:39
212.36:226:39
312.36:226:39
412.36:226:39
512.36:216:39
612.36:216:39
712.36:216:39
812.36:206:39
912.36:206:39
1012.36:206:40
1112.36:206:40
1212.36:206:40
1312.36:196:40
1412.36:196:40
1512.46:196:40
1612.46:196:40
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1812.46:196:41
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2012.46:186:41
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2712.46:186:42
2812.46:186:43
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3012.46:186:43
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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 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
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305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Āgaro

In seasonPeak

In May, Āgaro sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Āgaro's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Āgaro?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Āgaro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Āgaro in May

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

In May, Āgaro sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Āgaro in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Āgaro peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Dec 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Āgaro 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 Āgaro is worst in January — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 32 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 2253 µg/m³Aug 2032 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr37Poor
May33Moderate
Jun37Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Āgaro?

Āgaro sits at 7.8°N, 36.6°E, 1,609 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Jimma, 28 km away.

Tarch’a SodoWakaGīmbīchoWacha

Topography around Āgaro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āgaro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 1,594 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,204 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,393 m.

The land around Āgaro is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
223 m
16 km
1,204 m
80 km
2,393 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Jimma 28 km · Suntu 43 km · Bedelē 75 km · Bonga 77 km · Tarch’a Sodo 97 km · Waka 104 km · Gīmbīcho 117 km · Wacha 120 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 Āgaro (7.85°, 36.65°, elevation 1,609 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).