Āsasa weather in May

In May, Āsasa sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 203 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Āsasa's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āsasa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 203 mm; 16.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:10 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 6th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

Āsasa is town in Southern Ethiopia.

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical May day in Āsasa reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	10
13	20	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	20	10
17	20	10
18	20	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

Āsasa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 8°	28	5.2	11.6	7.3
Feb	22° / 8°	48	5.9	11.8	7.1
Mar	21° / 9°	149	12.1	12	6.1
Apr	20° / 10°	261	18.2	12.2	4.9
May	20° / 10°	203	16.2	12.3	5.2
Jun	18° / 10°	234	22.9	12.4	4.1
Jul	16° / 9°	349	30.4	12.4	2.7
Aug	17° / 9°	377	30.4	12.2	2.8
Sep	17° / 9°	358	25.8	12	3.5
Oct	18° / 9°	152	15.4	11.8	5.1
Nov	19° / 8°	41	5.1	11.7	6.8
Dec	20° / 7°	17	2.6	11.6	7.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	22	23	23	23	24	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	31	33	34	34	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	44
Cloudier (%)	78	77	77	77	76	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	69	67	66	66	64	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	57	57	56	56	56	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	26	74
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	41	59
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	44	56

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Āsasa gets around 203 mm of rain over 16.2 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 53% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	61	61	61	60	60	59	59	58	57	57	56	55	54	52	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	52	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	60
5	60
6	59
7	59
8	58
9	57
10	57
11	56
12	55
13	54
14	52
15	51
16	50
17	50
18	49
19	49
20	48
21	48
22	48
23	48
24	48
25	49
26	49
27	50
28	50
29	51
30	52
31	53

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
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31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:32 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09
Sunset (PM)	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:13	6:28
2	12.3	6:13	6:28
3	12.3	6:12	6:28
4	12.3	6:12	6:28
5	12.3	6:12	6:28
6	12.3	6:12	6:28
7	12.3	6:11	6:28
8	12.3	6:11	6:28
9	12.3	6:11	6:28
10	12.3	6:11	6:28
11	12.3	6:11	6:28
12	12.3	6:10	6:29
13	12.3	6:10	6:29
14	12.3	6:10	6:29
15	12.3	6:10	6:29
16	12.3	6:10	6:29
17	12.3	6:10	6:29
18	12.3	6:10	6:29
19	12.3	6:09	6:30
20	12.3	6:09	6:30
21	12.3	6:09	6:30
22	12.3	6:09	6:30
23	12.4	6:09	6:30
24	12.4	6:09	6:30
25	12.4	6:09	6:31
26	12.4	6:09	6:31
27	12.4	6:09	6:31
28	12.4	6:09	6:31
29	12.4	6:09	6:32
30	12.4	6:09	6:32
31	12.4	6:09	6:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Āsasa

In seasonPeak

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

Āsasa's rainy season runs April–September, 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 Āsasa?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

2.5

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Āsasa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Āsasa in May

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

In May, Āsasa sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

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UV index in Āsasa in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Āsasa peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	17	16	14	13	13	15	14	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	16	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	15	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Āsasa 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 Āsasa is worst in December — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	40	36	36	33	30	33	30	27	33	37	41	42
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	40	Poor
Feb	36	Poor
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	33	Moderate
May	30	Moderate
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	37	Poor
Nov	41	Poor
Dec	42	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Āsasa?

Āsasa sits at 7.1°N, 39.2°E, 2,369 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Dodola, 13 km away.

Topography around Āsasa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āsasa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 2,367 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,120 m.

The land around Āsasa is covered by cropland (81%) within 3 km, cropland (95%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

81 m

cropland 81%

16 km

463 m

cropland 95%

80 km

3,120 m

cropland 43%

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← April Āsasa year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Dodola 13 km · Kofelē 46 km · Bek’ojī 48 km · Arsi Negele 65 km · Kuyera 65 km · Gobēsa 66 km · Shashamane 67 km · Sagurē 72 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

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 Āsasa (7.1°, 39.2°, elevation 2,369 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	10
13	20	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	20	10
17	20	10
18	20	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	26	74
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	41	59
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	60
5	60
6	59
7	59
8	58
9	57
10	57
11	56
12	55
13	54
14	52
15	51
16	50
17	50
18	49
19	49
20	48
21	48
22	48
23	48
24	48
25	49
26	49
27	50
28	50
29	51
30	52
31	53

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	10
13	20	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	20	10
17	20	10
18	20	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	26	74
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	41	59
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	60
5	60
6	59
7	59
8	58
9	57
10	57
11	56
12	55
13	54
14	52
15	51
16	50
17	50
18	49
19	49
20	48
21	48
22	48
23	48
24	48
25	49
26	49
27	50
28	50
29	51
30	52
31	53

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	10
13	20	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	20	10
17	20	10
18	20	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	26	74
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	41	59
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	60
5	60
6	59
7	59
8	58
9	57
10	57
11	56
12	55
13	54
14	52
15	51
16	50
17	50
18	49
19	49
20	48
21	48
22	48
23	48
24	48
25	49
26	49
27	50
28	50
29	51
30	52
31	53

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100