Asaita weather in May

In May, Asaita sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Asaita's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Asaita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
9th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:55 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
34%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Asaita is human settlement.

Density
785/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

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

A typical May day in Asaita reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Asaita

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.

Asaita weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°4111.45.3
Feb33° / 21°40.911.64.2
Mar36° / 23°182.911.92.7
Apr37° / 25°254.312.21.7
May39° / 27°213.412.50.6
Jun41° / 29°30.812.70.0
Jul39° / 28°296.112.60.6
Aug37° / 27°6212.112.41.3
Sep38° / 28°27612.11.3
Oct36° / 24°122.511.72.5
Nov34° / 21°50.911.54.1
Dec32° / 20°40.711.35.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
47921
57921
67921
78020
88020
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Asaita gets around 21 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
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214
314
413
513
613
712
812
912
1011
1111
1211
1311
1411
1511
1611
1711
1811
1911
2011
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2311
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2710
289
299
308
318

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 25% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1814263517
2814263516
3914263516
4914273415
51014273414
61114283313
71214283313
81314283212
91415293112
101515293011
111615292811
121716292711
131816282611
141917282511
152017282311
162118272211
172219272112
182319262012
192420261912
202520251812
212521241713
222622231613
232722221513
242823211413
252924211413
263024201312
273224201212
283325201111
293525191110
303624191010
3138241999

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 5:59 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:596:24
212.45:596:24
312.45:596:24
412.45:586:24
512.45:586:24
612.45:576:24
712.55:576:25
812.55:576:25
912.55:566:25
1012.55:566:25
1112.55:566:25
1212.55:566:26
1312.55:556:26
1412.55:556:26
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1612.55:556:26
1712.55:546:27
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2012.65:546:27
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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 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 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
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.7Intense
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106.7Intense
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176.5Intense
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206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Asaita

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Asaita?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Asaita.

What to pack for Asaita in May

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

In May, Asaita sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Asaita in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Asaita peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (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 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Asaita 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 Asaita is worst in July — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2037 µg/m³Nov 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep32Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Asaita?

Asaita sits at 11.6°N, 41.4°E, 371 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Dubti, 43 km away.

DikhilAli SabihArtaSifra

Topography around Asaita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Asaita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 358 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,303 m.

The land around Asaita is covered by wetland (45%) and bare terrain (36%) within 3 km, wetland (36%) and bare terrain (32%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
517 m
80 km
1,303 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Dubti 43 km · Logīya 53 km · Samara 53 km · Mīlē 75 km · Dikhil 114 km · Ali Sabih 146 km · Arta 154 km · Sifra 155 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 Asaita (11.5684°, 41.4387°, elevation 371 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).